Cyanotypes Anna Atkins pinched glass vanity flacon every surface carved into an

every surface carved into an interlocking pattern of leaves and flowers — each one individually worked with a precision that speaks to a deep and patient hand

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This wall-mounted towel rack is a prime example of luxurious utilitarian design of the period

5"L × 24"W × 1"D

is as much a reason to own it as the story within

Cyanotypes Anna Atkins pinched glass vanity flacon every surface carved into anThe book documents her pioneering photographic studies of fern specimens, rendered in the distinctive prussian blue of the cyanotype process. Atkins worked in the 1840s, when photography was still nascent her methodical archive predates nearly all comparable scientific documentation. 10"L 3"W 12. 5"H