Cercropia Moth
Artist
Frederick K. Coulson
(American, 1869–1931)
DateJuly 10, 1898
Mediumcyanotype on cream wove paper
Dimensionsimage: 12 × 9.5 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
sheet: 24.8 × 19.6 cm (9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.)
bound: 25.4 × 20.5 × 2 cm (10 × 8 1/16 × 13/16 in.)
sheet: 24.8 × 19.6 cm (9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.)
bound: 25.4 × 20.5 × 2 cm (10 × 8 1/16 × 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number2010.270.117
DescriptionPhotograph from an album of 132 cyanotypes on cream wove paper.The cecropia moth ("Hyalophora cecropia"), North America's largest native moth, has a wingspan of 5 to 6 inches. Frederick Coulson's interest in natural history is reflected throughout his photographs. in his early teens he joined the Worcester Natural History Society, which was located on the corner of State and Harvard Streets, a block from the Salisbury estate.
–"Frederick Coulson: Blueprints of a Golden Age," by James A. Welu, p.57, plate 36
ProvenanceLee Gallery, Winchester, MA
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