General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

PAPAER

Dimensions

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

Length

23.4 cm

Width

10.7 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

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kellett

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. THE ARTIST, ARTHUR KELLETT, WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINIENT OF THE EARLY RECORDING ARTISTS WHO WORKED AT THE FARM

Function

USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESARCH TO ILLUSTRATE THE COLOUR OF TURNIP LEAVES IN THEIR EARLY GROWTH STAGE

Technical

ARTISTS WERE EMPLOYED TO ILLUTRATE PLANTS BEING STUDIED BY BOTANISTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF TRUE COLOUR AN TECHNICAL DETAIL BEFORE THE TIME OF RELIABLE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN IN CURSIVE ON FRONT: 'Turnip - early growth colour/ AK/ Series 1 - Manganese Series 2 - Calcium Series 3 - magnesium'/ ON BACK: 'Turnip/ Green colour of foliage/ during early stages of growth/ March 9/36/ Series 3/ magnesium Series 3/ calcium Series 1/ manganese'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND; LEAVES IN SHADES OF GREEN

Decoration

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