General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

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

15.9 cm

Width

11.3 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

THIS ILLUSTRATION WAS PART OF THE HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. THE ARTIST, ARTHUR KELLETT, WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT OF THE EARLY RECORDING ARTISTS WHO WORKED AT THE FARM

Function

USED IN HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH TO ILLUSTRATE THE RESULTS ON TOMATO PLANTS OF VARIOUS DEFICIENCIES

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: 'Tomato/ AK/ Deficient phosphorus SEr. 20 May 12/35'/ ON BACK: 'Symptoms: deficient phosphorus (31 ppm)/ Variety: Bonny Best/ Series: #20 - 1935/ (Drawing actual size)'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND WITH PAINTING IN SHADES OF GREEN, BROWN AND YELLOW

Decoration

N/A