General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

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

28.0 cm

Width

20.9 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

THE ILLUSTRTION WAS PAR TOF 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 WHO WORKED AT THE FARM.

Function

USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECTS OF EXCESS PHOSPHORUS ON TOMATO PLANTS

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 RELIABLE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON FRONT: 'Excess phosphorus A. Kellett del as nat.'/ ON BACK: 'Excess phosphorus/ Series 4'/ STAMPED TWICE: 'HORTICULTURAL DIVISION Experimental Farm, OTTAWA'.

Missing

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Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND WITH PAINTING IN SHADES OF GREEN AND BROWN

Decoration

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