2016.104: Spiral Mechanism on a Moss Sporo Cyst (Barbula sp. Peristom)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2016.104

People

Carl Strüwe, German (Bielefeld, Germany 1898 - 1988 Bielefeld, Germany)

Title

Spiral Mechanism on a Moss Sporo Cyst (Barbula sp. Peristom)

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Spiralmechanik am Sporenkapsel-Tor eines Moses (Barbula sp. Peristom).

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1929, printed late 1950s

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/355624

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

25.4 × 18.6 cm (10 × 7 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• stamp: On verso, in black ink: CARL STRUWE / BIELEFELD / DITFURTHSTR. 39c / FORMEN DES MIKROKOSMOS
• inscription: On verso, in graphite: 1-041, 1929 1/13 / CSt 035
• inscription: On verso, in red ink: Carl Struwe
• label: On plastic protective sleeve, removed: Carl Strüwe / Moss, Sporo Cyst (Barbula sp. Peristomi), 1929 / Gelatin silver print, printed late 1950s / 10h x 7.31w in / Edition 1 of 13; Signed and stamped by photographer verso / CSt035

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Steven Kasher Gallery, New York], sold; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2016.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition

1/13

Standard Reference Number

Gottfried Jäger 1-041

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund

Copyright

© Carl Strüwe / Steven Kasher Gallery

Accession Year

2016

Object Number

2016.104

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

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