Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 0889.22
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Twice-winged hemp agrimony, Bidens bipinnata''
Taxon:
Bidens Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.23
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Thready yucca, Yucca filamentosa''
Taxon:
Yucca Linnaeus, Liliaceae
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Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.24
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Dingy wellwood, Henchera [sic] americana''
Taxon:
Heuchera Linnaeus, Saxifragaceae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. Matches p. 2.
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Accession Number: 0889.25
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Golden bell flower, Campanula canariensis''
Taxon:
Campanula Linnaeus, Campanulaceae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.26
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Woody thrift, Statice suffruticosa''
Taxon:
Limonium P. Miller, Plumbaginaceae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants.After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.27
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Alpine bugle, Ajuga alpine''
Taxon:
Ajuga Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.28
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Crimson pinkweed, Knautia orientalis''
Taxon:
Knautia Linnaeus, Dipsacaceae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.29
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Embroidered cranebill, Geranium striatum''
Taxon:
Geranium Linnaeus, Geraniaceae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. Matches p. 21.
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Accession Number: 0889.30
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Expanded hixiwort, Cotyledon spuria''
Taxon:
Cotyledon Linnaeus, Crassulaceae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library. Matches p. 16.
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Accession Number: 0889.31
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Prickly molucca baum, Moluccella spinosa''
Taxon:
Moluccella Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Printmaker:
Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.32
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Entire leaved wool thistle, Andriala integrifolia''
Taxon:
Andriala Decaisne in A. C. Orbigny, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0889.33
Artist Name: Martyn, Thomas
Life Span: (fl.1760-1816)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: ''Tender eryngo, Eryngium alpinum''
Taxon:
Eryngium Linnaeus, Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae
Description:
Medium: hand-colored engraving
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 28.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1796
Place of Execution: London
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Notes: 1 of 66 paintings bound in 2 vols. as Figures of beautiful plants. After reviewing with a 10x lens, we believe that that these two volumes dated 1796 are not originals, but instead pale engravings that have been hand-colored, either by Thomas Martyn or his students. Nineteen items match watercolors in Figures of Beautiful Plants, 1795, in the collection of the British Library.
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Accession Number: 0915
Artist Name: Morris (Miss)
Life Span: (fl. early 1800s)
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Gender: Female
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Title: Penstemon murrayanus
Taxon:
Penstemon Schmidel, Scrophulariaceae
Description:
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 16
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Published: Paxton's Mag. Bot. 3: pl. 265. 1839.
Printmaker: Smith
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Accession Number: 0916
Artist Name: Holden, Samuel
Life Span: (fl.1834–1849)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Taxon:
Clerodendrum Linnaeus, Verbenaceae
Description:
Medium: lithograph, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15.5
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Published: Paxton's Mag. Bot. 3. Pl. 217. 1839.
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Accession Number: 0917
Artist Name: Smith, Edwin Dalton
Life Span: 1880–1883?
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Commelina tuberosa, Tuberous-rooted commelina; Pentstemon [sic] digitalis, Foxglove-flowered pentstemon [sic]; Tolpis barbata, Yellow hawkweed; Mathiola annua, Ten-week stock
Taxon:
Commelina Linnaeus, Commelinaceae; Matthiola W. T. Aiton, Brassicaceae alt. Cruciferae; Penstemon Schmidel, Scrophulariaceae;
Tolpis Adanson, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 19 x 14.5
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Published: Maund, B. [ca.1850]. The Book of Hardy Flowers; or, Gardeners' Edition of the Botanic garden. London: Groombridge and Sons. Pls. 257–260.
Printmaker: Watts, S.
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Accession Number: 0918
Artist Name: Smith, Edwin Dalton
Life Span: 1880–1883?
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Azalea pontica, Yellow or pontic azalea; Fumaria haleri, Haller's fumitory; Iris pumila, Dwarf iris; Saxifraga granulata, Double grain-rooted saxifrage
Taxon:
Azalea Linnaeus, Ericaceae; Fumaria Linnaeus, Papaveraceae; Iris Linnaeus, Iridaceae; Saxifraga Linnaeus, Saxifragaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 19 x 14.5
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Published: Maund, B. [ca.1850]. The Book of Hardy Flowers; or, Gardeners' Edition of the Botanic garden. London: Groombridge and Sons. Pls. 261-264.
Printmaker: Watts, S.
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Accession Number: 0919
Artist Name: Smith, Edwin Dalton
Life Span: 1800–1883?
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Geum chiloense, Chile geum; Iris sibirica, Siberian iris: or Fleur-de-lis; Pentstemon [sic] atropurpureum, Dark purple pentstemon [sic]; Rhododendron maximum, Large rhododendron
Taxon:
Geum Linnaeus, Rosaceae; Iris sibirica Linnaeus, Iridaceae; Penstemon Schmidel, Scrophulariaceae; Rhododendron Linnaeus, Ericaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 19 x 14.5
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Published: Maund, B. [ca.1850]. The Book of Hardy Flowers; or, Gardeners' Edition of the Botanic garden. London: Groombridge and Sons. Pls. 273-276.
Printmaker: Watts, S.
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Accession Number: 0920
Artist Name: Smith, Edwin Dalton
Life Span: 1800–1883?
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Verbena pulchella, Pretty verbena; Iris variegata, Variegated iris, or Fleur-de-lis; Antirrhinum majus, Great snap-dragon; Calendula pluvialis, Small cape marygold
Taxon:
Antirrhinum Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae; Calendula Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae; Iris Linnaeus, Iridaceae; Verbena Linnaeus, Verbenaceae
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Published: Maund, B. [ca.1850]. The Book of Hardy Flowers; or, Gardeners' Edition of the Botanic garden. London: Groombridge and Sons. Pls. 277-280.
Printmaker: Watts, S.
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Accession Number: 0921
Artist Name: Curtis, John
Life Span: (1791-1862)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Taxon:
Achillea Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description: with insect and insect details titled "Onthophagus taurus," "plant figured is Achillea Ptarmica (Sneeze Wort Yarrow)"
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 15
Image Size: 20 x 12
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Date of Execution: 1825
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Published: Curtis, J. 1823–1840. British Entomology. London: Printed for the author. Vol. 1. Pl. 52.
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Accession Number: 0922
Artist Name: Curtis, John
Life Span: (1791-1862)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Taxon:
Eryngium Linnaeus, Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae
Description: with insect and insect details
Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 24 x 15
Image Size: 20 x 12
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Published: Curtis, J. 1823–1840. British Entomology. London: Printed for the author. Vol. ?. Pl. 53.
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Accession Number: 0923
Artist Name: Curtis, John
Life Span: (1791-1862)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Taxon:
Nardus ? Linnaeus, Poaceae alt. Gramineae
Description: with insect and insect details
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Dimensions (cm): 24 x 15
Image Size: 20 x 12
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Published: Curtis, J. 1823–1840. British Entomology. London: Printed for the author. Vol. ?. Pl. 56.
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Accession Number: 0924
Artist Name: Curtis, John
Life Span: (1791-1862)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Taxon:
Triglochin Linnaeus, Juncaginaceae
Description: with insect and insect details
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Dimensions (cm): 24 x 15
Image Size: 20 x 12
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Published: Curtis, J. 1823–1840. British Entomology. London: Printed for the author. Vol. ?. Pl. 58.
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Accession Number: 0925
Artist Name: Curtis, John
Life Span: (1791-1862)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Taxon:
Caucalis ? Linnaeus, Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae
Description: with insect and insect details
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Dimensions (cm): 24 x 15
Image Size: 20 x 12
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Published: Curtis, J. 1823–1840. British Entomology. London: Printed for the author. Vol. ?. Pl. 94.
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Accession Number: 0932
Artist Name: Gray, T.
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Title: Levick's beauty of Sheffield
Taxon:
Dahlia Cavanilles, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Medium: engraving, hand-colored
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Dimensions (cm): 22 x 13
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Published: Floricult. Cab. & Florist's. Mag. 2: Pl. 1. 1834
Printmaker: Parkin, J. and J.
Notes: ''Plate I Vol. II'' (t.l.), ''Engraved for the Horticultural Cabinet ...'' (b.c.).
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Accession Number: 0933
Artist Name: Gray, T.
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Title: Zygopelatatum [sic] crinitum, Rhodanthe manglesii, Melastoma datappensis, Combretum purpureum
Taxon:
Combretum Loefling, Combretaceae; Melastoma Linnaeus, Melastomataceae; Rhodanthe Lindley, Asteraceae alt. Compositae; Zygopetalum Lindley, Orchidaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 22 x 13
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Published: Floricult. Cab. & Florist's. Mag.
Printmaker: Parkin, J. and J.
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