Details
| Artist | Anna Atkins, English, 1797-1871 |
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| Date | 1843 or 1844 |
| Medium | cyanotype |
| Dimensions | Page: 10 3/8 × 8 1/8 inches (26.4 × 20.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase, Horace E. Dodge Memorial Fund |
| Accession Number | F1983.12.65 |
| Department | Prints, Drawings & Photographs |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, lower center: Laminaria phyllitis |
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Provenance
Dr. Philip Bliss?, rare book collector (Oxford, England, life dates 1787-1857).
Sir Thomas Phillipps, book and manuscript collector (Manchester, England, life dates 1792-1872).
1950, Dr. Ernest Weil, rare book dealer (London, England);
1950, Sold privately to Philip Hofer by Dr. Ernest Weil;
1982, Acquired from Philip Hofer by Lucien Goldschmidt (New York, New York, USA);
1983-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA).
Sir Thomas Phillipps, book and manuscript collector (Manchester, England, life dates 1792-1872).
1950, Dr. Ernest Weil, rare book dealer (London, England);
1950, Sold privately to Philip Hofer by Dr. Ernest Weil;
1982, Acquired from Philip Hofer by Lucien Goldschmidt (New York, New York, USA);
1983-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA).
Published References
Bulletin of the DIA 61, 3 (1982-1983): p. 34 (ill.).
"New Photography Gallery." Printable News (September 1983): p. 3 (ill.).
"New Photography Gallery." Printable News (September 1983): p. 3 (ill.).
