Table Set For Tea

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot / English, 1800–1877
Date: c. 1840
Medium: Photogenic drawing print from photogenic drawing negative, stabilized (fixed) in potassium iodide or potassium bromide
Dimensions: Image: 7.7 × 16.1 cm (3 1/16 × 6 3/8 in.); Paper: 11.1 × 18.7 cm (4 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: salted paper print
Style: 19th century
Place: England
Department: Photography and Media
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kolodny
Accession no.: 1975.1045

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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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