Photomicrograph of diatoms as seen through a solar microscope

PART OF:
Impressions Of An Engraving And Of Lace
Made:
circa 1840
maker:
William Henry Fox Talbot

Salt print photomicrograph of diatoms as seen through a solar microscope, by William Henry Fox Talbot, c 1840.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1937-373/4
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 153 mm x 113 mm
image: 109 mm,
frame: 16 in x 20 in
type:
photomicrograph and salt print
credit:
Matilda Talbot