Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 0846.06
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Tanacetum vulgare luteum, Common yellow tansey''
Taxon:

Chrysanthemum Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 29.
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Accession Number: 0846.07
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Corona solis ..., Sunflower with large jaged leaves''
Taxon:

Asteraceae alt. Compositae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 38.
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Accession Number: 0846.08
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Myrtus latifolia romana, Broad leaved roman myrtle''
Taxon:

Myrtus Linnaeus, Myrtaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 43.
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Accession Number: 0846.09
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Salvia nigra, Common red sage''
Taxon:

Salvia Linnaeus, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 23.
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Accession Number: 0846.10
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cicuta major, Greater hemlock''
Taxon:

Cicuta Linnaeus, Apiaceae alt. Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 17.
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Accession Number: 0846.11
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Rubus odoratus, Sweet canada raspberry''
Taxon:

Rubus Linnaeus, Rosaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
Image Size: 32 x 20.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 45.
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Accession Number: 0846.12
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Lilac flore ..., Lilac with a deep purple flower''
Taxon:

Syringa Linnaeus, Oleaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 84.
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Accession Number: 0846.13
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Lychnis viscosa ..., Purple viscous campion with a broad smooth leaf''
Taxon:

Lychnis Linnaeus, Caryophyllaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 33.
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Accession Number: 0846.14
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Chelidonium, Pilewort''
Taxon:

Chelidonium Linnaeus, Papaveraceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 10.
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Accession Number: 0846.15
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Persicaria mentalis ..., Eastern arsesmart with a tobacco leaf''
Taxon:

Polygonum Linnaeus, Polygonaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 35.5 x 25 pasted on 47 x 36.5
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 35.
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Accession Number: 0846.16
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Chelidonium majus vulgare, Greater common celandine''
Taxon:

Chelidonium Linnaeus, Papaveraceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 34.
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Accession Number: 0846.17
Artist Name: Edwards, John
Life Span: (fl.1768-1785)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Borrago floribus caeruleis, Borage with blue flowers''
Taxon:

Boraginaceae

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Medium: watercolor
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Signature: John Edwards (b.r.)
Published: Edwards, J. 1775. A Select Collection of One Hundred Plates; Consisting of the Most Beautiful Exotic and British Flowers which Blow in our English Gardens ... London: S. Hooper. P. 21.
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Accession Number: 0847.01
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: Convallaria majalis. Lilly of the valley, or May lilly. Grows in woods in Yorkshire, flowers in June, ripens the fruit in August
Taxon:

Convallaria Linnaeus, Liliaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 24 x 18 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1795
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: Bolton (b.r.)
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Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
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Accession Number: 0847.02
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Amaryllis belladonna. Belladonna lilly''
Taxon:

Amaryllis Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 26.5 x 18 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Stannary, Halifax
Signature: James Bolton (b.r.)
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Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
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Accession Number: 0847.03
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Amaryllis formosissima. Jacobean lilly, taken just in the prime of it's [sic] blowing''
Taxon:

Amaryllis Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 25 x 18 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: J. Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
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Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 0847.04
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Jacobean lilly, a side view, taken when the flower was on the decline''
Taxon:

Amaryllis Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 18.5 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: J. Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 0847.05
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Crinum zeylanicum, Zeylan lilly''
Taxon:

Crinum Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 18.5 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Stanary, Halifax
Signature: James Bolton (b.r.)
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HIBD Exhibitions: Botany and History Entwined: Rachel Hunt's Legacy. Pittsburgh (2011)
HIBD Publications: Tancin, C. A., L. B. Bruno, A. L. Todd and D. W. Brown. 2011. Botany and History Entwined: Rachel Hunt's Legacy. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. P. 35.
Accession Number: 0847.06
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Amaryllis atamasco. Atamasco lilly. Native of North America. Flowers in May''
Taxon:

Amaryllis Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 26.5 x 19 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: ca.1795
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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Accession Number: 0847.07
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Sicle-leaved crinum, or amaryllis, native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers at uncertain periods in Europe''
Taxon:

Cybistetes Milne-Redhead and Schweickerdt, Amaryllidaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 29.5 x 21.5 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: ca.1795
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0847.08
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Digitalis purpurea, w [?] Apis formido. Foxglove and bumble-bee''
Taxon:

Digitalis Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 26 x 18 removed from 30 x 40 sheet contining title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: J. Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0847.09
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Rubus saxitilis [sic]. Stone bramble, or Mountain briar''
Taxon:

Rubus Linnaeus, Rosaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 15.5 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: J. Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
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Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0847.10
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Andromeda polyfolia, Wild or Mountain rosemary''
Taxon:

Andromeda Linnaeus, Ericaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 15 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Stanary, N. Halifax
Signature: J. Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0847.11
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Rubus chamaemorus. Cloud berries. Knot berries. Grows on Blackstone-edge in Lancashire in great plenty, for half a mile together''
Taxon:

Rubus Linnaeus, Rosaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 15.5 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: J. Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0847.12
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Empetrum nigrum. Berry-bearing heath. Crow berries. The flowers are magnified - a. the female. b. the male''
Taxon:

Empetrum Linnaeus, Empetraceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 15.5 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: 1793
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: J. Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
HIBD Publications:
Accession Number: 0847.13
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Image (click image to view):
Credit: Courtesy, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cornus suecica. Dwarf honeysuckle in flower. Grows in a place called the Devils Punch Bowl on Black Humbleton in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Is a very rare English plant''
Taxon:

Cornus Linnaeus, Cornaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: vellum
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 14.5 removed from 30 x 40 sheet containing title
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Date of Execution: ca.1795
Place of Execution: Halifax
Signature: Bolton (b.r.)
Published:
Printmaker:
Notes: On separate sheet: 18 original drawings in colours on vellum, of flowers, most beautifully executed by Bolton of Halifax. Never published. Halifax. 1795.
HIBD Exhibitions:
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