General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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

27.8 cm

Width

15.4 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

AN ILLUSTRATION THAT WAS USED AS PART OF THE HORTICULTURAL REASEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA. ARTHUR KELLETT, THE ARTIST, WAS ONE OF THE EARLY RECORDING ARTISTS EMPLOYED AT THE FARM

Function

USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECTS ON CAULIFLOWER LEAVES WITH THE TOTAL LACK OF BORON

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

HANDWRITTEN ON BACK OF PAINTING: 'Property of/ Horticultural Division/ Central Exper. Farm/ Ottawa/ Cauliflower/ total lack of boron/ Feb. 10/1938/ (old plant)'/ HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT: 'AK'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND/ GREEN, PURPLE AND YELLOW PAINTED LEAF

Decoration

N/A