Charles T. Scowen
Sensitive Plant, Ceylon

CultureBritish
Titles
  • Sensitive Plant, Ceylon
Datec. 1880
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage (overall): 7 15/16 × 10 7/16 in. (20.2 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet (overall): 7 15/16 × 10 7/16 in. (20.2 × 26.5 cm)
Mount: 12 7/16 × 16 15/16 in. (31.6 × 43.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern in memory of Paula Ann Neumann, Landscaper
Object number2019.421
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Dominic Winter Auctioneers, 19th & 20th Century Photography, John Thomson, China & Hong Kong, Photobooks, Cameras & Accessories, October 3, 2019, Lot 35]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.

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