Micro Photography, ca. 1890

Title

Micro Photography

Photographer

• Unknown, 19th century

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• micro photography
• New Objectivity

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto Mitte unter der Fotografie auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Luftblattstiel von Ponteder

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2018 with funds provided by the Werner Wirthle bequest

Genre

• representation of nature
• Object depiction

Main Motif

• plant
• shape

Primary

• 25G1 plants (in general)
• 25G56(WASSERHYAZINTHENGEWÄCHS)) other lower plants (WASSERHYAZINTHENGEWÄCHS))

Secondary

• 49D36 circle (~ planimetry, geometry)

Associative

• 49F1 botany
• 49E2512 microscope