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OBJECT TYPE: WATERCOLOUR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2552.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: FLOWER/SWEET PEA/8 VARIETIES
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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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: 34.0 cm
Width: 24.4 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: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY 1930S
Canada: THIS ILLUSTRATION WAS PART OF THE HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA IN THE 1930S.
Function: USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE EIGHT DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SWEET PEA VARIETIES
Technical: ARTISTS WERE EMPLOYED TO ILLUSTRATE PLANTS BEING STUDIED 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 FRONT: '1 JENNIE SCHNIEDER. 2 HAPPINESS. 3 BURGUNDY BEAUTY./ 4 BUFF BEAUTY. 5 TERRY'S SURPRISE. 6 ROSY QUEEN.../ 7 SUNTAN. 8 PHILADELPHIA PINK.'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BACK: 'Buff/ Beauty Burgundy/ Beauty Happiness Jennie/ Schnieder/ Philadelphia/ Pink Suntan Rosy/ Queen Terry's/ Surprise'
Missing: none
Finish: WHITE BACKGROUND; PAINTING IN SHADES OF RED, YELLOW, GREEN, WHITE AND ORANGE
Decoration: N/A

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