The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 4211

Botanical specimen, leaf of a plant

Object details

Created: Between 1 Aug 1835 and 10 Jun 1842

Image size: h 22.8cm x w 18.5cm

Object Type: Paper Negative-Contact

Physical description: faded band along the bottom; expressed plant juices visible on the base of the stem

Inscription: pencil recto 131

Watermark: J Whatman 1841

Watermark (expanded): J Whatman Turkey Mill 1841

Provenance:
Martius

Owner: Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Object owner number: Prot.bd.58, fol. 131

This object is part of Schaaf no. 4211

Botanical specimen, leaf of a plant

Keywords: Botany

This plant specimen is from the Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae) family, which is a large family comprising mostly of aromatic flowering plants, including the likes of celery, carrot, parsley, caraway, dill and fennel.