Object within Schaaf no. 886

Folded lace and a botanical specimen

Image size: h 22.7cm x w 18.6cm

Object Type: Paper Negative-Contact

Physical description: trapezoidal shape tapering to 17.3 cm width at the bottom; glue spots in corners; left top corner torn away

Inscription: pencil X recto; pencil mark or smeared letter, bottom edge, recto

Provenance:
Trevelyan family - offering no. 4

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1997-5010

Collection: Trevelyan Collection

Keywords: Botanical

Simple lace with a floral border folded along one top corner and the bottom edge.

The botanical specimen is piece of Spikemoss, from the Selaginella species (Selaginellaceae).

A similar portion of Spikemoss appears in Schaaf number 4656.

This image features in a Talbot project blog.