General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

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

15.0 cm

Width

11.7 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

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 IN THE 1930S. THE ARTIST, ARTHUR KELLETT, WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT OF THE EARLY RECORDING ARTISTS THAT WORKED AT THE FARM

Function

USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE GROWING EXPERIMENTS ON WILLIAM CLARKE VARIETY OF CHYRSANTHEMUMS

Technical

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

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN IN CURSIVE ON FRONT: 'AK/ +3K Ser 20 Exp 1 Nov 3/32 KO'/ ON BACK: 'Sir Wm. Clarke/ Nov. 3 - 32/ EXPT I, 1932 Series 20 +'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND; PAINTING IN SHADES OF YELLOW, ORANGE AND GREEN

Decoration

N/A