Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 8549.50
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span:
Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
Gender:
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa
Title: Buah Doorian [Durian]
Taxon: Durio zibethinus Linnaeus, Bombaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
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Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.51
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Title: Buah nona Besar, Bullock’s Heart
Taxon: Annona reticulata Linnaeus, Annonaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
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Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.52
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
Gender:
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa
Title: Buah Jamboo Merah, Red Guava
Taxon: Psidium guajava Linnaeus, Myrtaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
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Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [Merah=red]
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Accession Number: 8549.53
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span:
Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
Gender:
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Title:
Taxon: Eugenia aromatica O. Berg, Myrtaceae
Description: opposite leaves, white flowers with prominent white filaments, red-orange hypanthium [Cloves]
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
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Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.54
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa
Title: Buah Selema, Pomgranite [Pomegranate]
Taxon: Punica granatum Linnaeus, Punicaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
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Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.55
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa
Title: Buah Carambola
Taxon: Averrhoa carambola Linnaeus, Oxalidaceae
Description: Star fruit
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.56
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title:
Taxon: Ceiba pentandra? (Linnaeus) Gaertner, Bombacaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.57
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Buah Nona Batool, Real Custard Apple
Taxon: Annona squamosa Linnaeus, Annonaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [Batool=real]
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Accession Number: 8549.58
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title:
Taxon: Manilkara kauki Dubard, Sapotaceae
Description: red, tricarpellary fruits and gentian-like flowers
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.59
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Poko Mata Kuchin, Cat’s Eye Fruit
Taxon: Nephelium malaiense Griffith, Sapindaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [Mata=eyes, Kuchin=Cat]
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Accession Number: 8549.60
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: [see notes field]
Taxon: Baccaurea motleyana (Müller Argoviensis) Müller Argoviensis, Euphorbiaceae
Description: pendant clusters of yellow fruits with three carpels?
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [a type of Dookoo according to Dr. Richard Naskali]
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Accession Number: 8549.61
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: [see notes field]
Taxon: Sandoricum koetjape (Burman f.) Merrill, Meliaceae
Description: tan-orange fruits with five carpels
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [see accession no. 8549.29]
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Accession Number: 8549.62
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Poko Chocolate, Cocoa
Taxon: Theobroma cacao Linnaeus, Sterculiaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.63
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Wild Mangosteen, Mangis Hutan
Taxon: Garcinia Linnaeus, Clusiaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [Hutan=jungle]
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Accession Number: 8549.64
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Boonga Kalappa, Flowers of the Cocoa Nut, A Split Cocoa Nut 1 Husk; 2 Inner Husk; 3 Kernel: 4 Pulp showing the nut about shooting into a plant; 5 The Shoot; Poko Kalappa, Cocoanut Tree
Taxon: Cocos nucifera Linnaeus, Arecaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [Boonga=flower; Kalappa=coconut]
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Accession Number: 8549.65
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
Gender:
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Buah Lemo Manis Orange
Taxon: Citrus suhuiensis Hayata [synonym of Citrus reticulata Blanco, Rutaceae]
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]; [Lemo=Limau=Lemon; Manis=Sweet]
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Accession Number: 8549.66
Artist Name: Unknown
Life Span:
Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
Gender:
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Singapore Orange
Taxon: Citrus Linnaeus, Rutaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.67
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Buah Jamack Marchan, Pummalou, Shaddock
Taxon: Citrus grandis (Linnaeus) Osbeck, Rutaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.68
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
Gender:
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title:
Taxon: Strophanthus? A. P. de Candolle, Apocynaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.69
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Bunga Putah, A Single Flower
Taxon: Sterculia ceramica R. Brown, Sterculiaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.70
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Gambies Plant
Taxon: Uncaria gambir (W. Hunter) Roxburgh, Rubiaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.71
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Title: Bunguan
Taxon: Pachyrhizus erosus (Linnaeus) Urban, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description: Jicama?
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8549.72
Artist Name: Unknown
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Nationality: Malaysia? or China?
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Copyright: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
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Title: Cuanco lunniat, Monkey Cup
Taxon: Nepenthes ampullaria Jack, Nepenthaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 38 x 48 cm
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: ?1837-1851
Place of Execution: Singapore?
Signature:
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: Joseph Balestier (1788-1816) album of Malaysian plants; Verso of accompanying calling card of Mrs. Henry Wolcott Balestier with hand-written note: “Book was drawn & painted by Free Hand Native of East India about 85 years. 1924” [ca.1839?]
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Accession Number: 8550.01
Artist Name: Anderson, Francesca
Life Span: (1946-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Species Tulips
Taxon:
Tulipa Linnaeus, Liliaceae
Description:
Medium: pen-and-ink
Support: paper (Strathmore)
Dimensions (cm): 58.7 x 73.7
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: 2/1992
Place of Execution:
Signature: Francesca Anderson (b.r.)
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Accession Number: 8550.02
Artist Name: Anderson, Francesca
Life Span: (1946-)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: Fritillaria meleagris
Taxon:
Fritillaria meleagris Linnaeus, Liliaceae
Description:
Medium: pen-and-ink
Support: paper (Strathmore)
Dimensions (cm): 58.7 x 73.7
Image Size:
Edition:
Date of Execution: 4/1992
Place of Execution:
Signature: Francesca Anderson (b.r.)
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