Hard Fern, albumen print by Cecilia Glaisher

An image of Hard Fern. Photographic print. Sterile and fertile fronds. Cecilia Glaisher (British, 1828–1892). Albumen print from a photogenic drawing contact negative (see P.12292-R). Albumen process; positive print, height 425 mm, width 282 mm, circa 1850-circa 1858.

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Hard Fern. Photographic print. Sterile and fertile fronds. Cecilia Glaisher (British, 1828–1892). Albumen print from a photogenic drawing contact negative (see P.12292-R). Albumen process; positive print, height 425 mm, width 282 mm, circa 1850-circa 1858.

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Accession Number: P.12229-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 678 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 174.43kB
Exposure time: 1/17
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:03:21 14:48:23

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19th Century Artist/Maker British Cecilia Glaisher Date Department English Fitz_MSPB Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Victorian Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd albumen print botanical early photography fern fronds photograph positive salt print

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