General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

32.7 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kellett

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1930S

Canada

THIS ILLUSTRATION WAS USED AS PART OF THE HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA. ARTHUR KELLETT, WAS ONE OF THE EARLY RECORDING ARTISTS EMPLOYED AT THE FARM.

Function

USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECTS OF APPLES BEING PUT IN A RESPIRATION CHAMBER.

Technical

ARTISTS WERE EMPLOYED TO ILLUSTRATE THE PLANTS BEING STUDIED BY SCIENTISTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF TRUE COLOUR AND TECHNICAL DETAIL BEFORE THE TIME OF RELIABLE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN IN EACH PAINTED "SQUARE": 'A1/ AK' 'A2/ AK' B/ AK'/ HANDWRITTEN AT BOTTOM OF PAGE: 'B. McIntosh after 7 weeks in respiration chamber at 13 [degree] C. Picked about 10 days previous to normal picking. Nov 3-1936/ A1 and A2. Baxter Sdlg. 10A-41 from same limb, Oct. 5-1936 Sent to hill under E and E1. Tree Pit. Carue[?]'

Missing

none

Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND/ PAINTINGS HAVE SHADES OF RED, GREEN, YELLOW AND BROWN

Decoration

N/A