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OBJECT TYPE: WATERCOLOUR
DATE: 1932
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2481.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: FLOWER/SWEET PEA/FLAMINGO
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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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: 22.8 cm
Width: 14.7 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: Fyles
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1930S
Canada: THIS ILLUSTRATION WAS PART OF THE HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. THE ARTIST, FAITH FYLES, WAS ALSO A BOTANIST, AND WAS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL WOMAN HIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Function: USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE THE FLAMINGO VARIETY OF SWEET PEAS
Technical: ARTISTS WERE EMPLOYED TO ILLUSTRATE PLANTS BEING STUDIED 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 ON FRONT: 'FLAMINGO'/ HANDWRITTEN IN CURSIVE ON BACK: 'Flamingo/ April 1932'
Missing: None apparent.
Finish: WHITE BACKGROUND; PAINTING IN SHADES OF GREEN, RED, AND YELLOW
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Painting, 1932, Artifact no. 1987.2481, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2481.001/

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