Painting
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1996.0363.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- WATERCOLOUR
- DATE
- 1934
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0363.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- FLOWER/LILY
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
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
- 46.5 cm
- Width
- 35.3 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
- Kellett
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1931-1952
- Canada
-
AAn illustration used as part of the horticultural research program at the Central Experimental Farm (CEF) in Ottawa in the 1930s. This lily was one of 7 varieties developed by Isabella Preston, a noted plant breeder, at the CEF and named after one of the stenographers there. Arthur Kellett, the artist, was the CEF’s botanical artist from 1931 to 1952. - Function
-
Used in horticultural research to illustrate the plant variety "Lili Canadense" - Technical
-
The CEF employed artists to illustrate plants being bred and studied by botanists. The art provided a record of colour & technical detail before colour photography. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT: 'Arthur Kellett/ L. Canadense/ 30 July/34'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BACK: 'L. canadense/ july 20 -33'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- WHITE BACKGROUND/ ORANGE & YELLOW FLOWER WITH GREEN FOLIAGE
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Unknown Manufacturer, Painting, 1934, Artifact no. 1996.0363, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0363.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.