William Thomas Salvin
[Large Leaf (Likely Achrosticum Simplex Jamaica) In Purple Hues]

[Large Leaf (Likely Achrosticum Simplex Jamaica) In Purple Hues]

Public Domain

[Large Leaf (Likely Achrosticum Simplex Jamaica) In Purple Hues]
ArtistBritish, 1767–1842
ArtistBritish, 1808–?
CultureBritish
Titles
  • [Large Leaf (Likely Achrosticum Simplex Jamaica) In Purple Hues]
DateApril or May 1839
MediumSalted paper print, photogenic drawing
DimensionsImage: 3 15/16 × 3 3/8 in. (10 × 8.5 cm)
 Sheet: 3 15/16 × 3 3/8 in. (10 × 8.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2020.301
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceBy descent to private collection, Croxdale Hall, County Durham; [Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh "Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography," January 31, 2019, lot 372.]; [purchased by Jason Wright, Silver Shadows, Huddersfield, UK]; [consigned in partnership with Hans P. Kraus Fine Photographs, New York, by January 2020]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

Exhibition History"Drawing: The Muse of Photography," Hans P. Kraus Fine Photographs, New York, January 24 - April 10, 2020 (facsimiles displayed).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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