Maidenhair Fern Leaf

Made:
1852
maker:
William Henry Fox Talbot

Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - Maidenhair fern leaf, 5" x 4", with proof.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1937-409
Materials:
steel (metal)
Measurements:
plate: 127 mm x 102 mm
type:
photoglyph plate
credit:
Matilda Talbot