Caption

Two species of seaweed, page, photomechanical print, (54) is Rhodymenia palmetta, (55) is Rhodymenia palmata., number: 'Planche 23.', inscription: 'Rhodymenia, palmata (L.) Grev.', number: '54, 55', France, cliché maker: Bellotti, Saint-Étienne, publisher: Paul Klincksieck, Paris, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 161 mm x width 119 mm, algae, seaweed, A pale, slightly aged page shows two pressed seaweed specimens in a flat reddish-brown color against a light beige background; a large branching frond with long, tapered, finger-like segments fills the lower and central area, extending upward from a small clustered base with narrower offshoots, while a smaller, more delicate branching piece with rounded lobed tips and fine connecting stems appears near the top right.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_089

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.5Mb (8.8Mb) / 11.6in x 15.8in / 3493 x 4753 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two species seaweed page photomechanical print 54 Rhodymenia palmetta 55 Rhodymenia palmata number Planche 23 inscription Rhodymenia palmata L Grev France cliché maker Bellotti Saint-Étienne publisher Paul Klincksieck Paris c 1882 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 161 mm x width 119 mm algae pale slightly aged two pressed specimens flat reddish-brown color light beige background large branching frond long tapered finger- segments fills lower central area extending upward small clustered base narrower offshoots smaller delicate piece rounded lobed tips fine connecting stems near top right