General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

23.7 cm

Width

14.8 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Research

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Kellett

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1930S

Canada

THESE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE PART OF THE HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA. THE ARTIST, ARTHUR KELLETT, WAS ONE OF THE EARLY RECORDING ARTISTS EMPLOYED AT THE FARM

Function

USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECTS OF FIRE BLIGHT AND WATER FERTILIZER EXPOSURE ON APPLES

Technical

ARTISTS WERE EMPLOYED TO ILLUSTRATE RESEARCH ON PLANTS TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF TRUE COLOUR AND TECHNICAL DETAIL BEFORE THE TIME OF RELIABLE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT: 'McIntosh, water fertilizer exp. Sept. 1933/ Fameuse fire Blight Exp. 2B + 4 N Sept 1933/Fameuse F.B. exp. 2B + 2N. Sept 1933'/ HANDWRITTEN IN CURSIVE ON BACK: '[?]euse - Fire Blight Exp./ 2B + 2N/ Sept 1933/ Fameuse Fire Blight Exp./ 2B + 4N/ Sept - 1933/ McIntosh/ Water - Fertilizer [?]/ Sept 1933'

Missing

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Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND/ PAINTINGS IN SHADES OF BROWN AND GREEN

Decoration

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