Leaf of a Plant
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Item data
Title
Leaf of a Plant
Collection
Names
Claudet, A. (Antoine), 1797-1867 (Attributed name)
Fizeau, H. (Hippolyte), 1819-1896 (Collector)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1838 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 106PH1348.001
Genres
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the New York Public Library Rare Books Division
Physical Description
Salted paper prints
Calotypes
Extent: Salted paper print from a paper negative (calotype)
Extent: Image: 8 3/4 x 7 3/16 in. (22.2 x 18.3 cm); Paper / Sheet: 9 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.2 x 19.1 cm)
Abstract
"Set of 17 photos on paper by W.H.F. Talbot" (Goldschmidt, 1936). See also 106PH1349. This is also in "The Pencil of Nature", plate 7.
Identifiers
TMS ID: 413926
TMS Object Number: 106PH1348.001
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 18.02.044
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e2160970-0903-0136-61e9-0312aaa7e08e
Rights
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Leaf of a Plant" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1838. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2160970-0903-0136-61e9-0312aaa7e08e
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1838). Leaf of a Plant Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2160970-0903-0136-61e9-0312aaa7e08e
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Leaf of a Plant" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e2160970-0903-0136-61e9-0312aaa7e08e
Wikipedia citation
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