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White cyanotype silhouette of a flowering stalk with drooping bell-shaped blossoms on branches against a deep blue background.

Blossom of the Chandelier Plant

A pale white flower stalk with bell-shaped blossoms hangs from a central stem against a deep blue ground. Branching side stems carry clusters of drooping blooms, rendered as bright silhouettes in the cyanotype process.

Artist
Bertha E. Jaques
Date
1910
Medium
cyanotype photogram
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1536 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1910).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Flor de la planta candelabro, fotograma de cianotipo

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