Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 3294.250
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Baptisia tinctoria''
Taxon:

Baptisia Ventenat, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae

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Dimensions (cm): 16 x 11
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Accession Number: 3294.251
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Dicentra Bernhardi, Papaveraceae

Description: floral details
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Dimensions (cm): 8 x 10
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Accession Number: 3294.252
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Gossypium Linnaeus, Malvaceae

Description: flower
Medium: pencil
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Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 21.5
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Accession Number: 3294.253
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''R[osa] rotundifolia, Rock rose''
Taxon:

Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae

Description: fruit, cells
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 7.5 x 19.5
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Accession Number: 3294.254
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Four o'clock''
Taxon:

Impatiens Linnaeus, Balsaminaceae

Description: flower detail
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 10 x 12
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Accession Number: 3294.255
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
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Hamamelis Linnaeus, Hamamelidaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 8.5
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Accession Number: 3294.256
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Spraguea umbellata''
Taxon:

Spraguea Torrey, Portulacaceae

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Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 24.5
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Date of Execution: 1853
Place of Execution: Botanic Garden, Cambridge
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Accession Number: 3294.257
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
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Dicotyledoneae

Description: leaf
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Dimensions (cm): 10 x 16.5
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Accession Number: 3294.258
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
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Dicotyledoneae

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Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 16.5
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Accession Number: 3295.01
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

Description: flowers, details
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 10 x 15
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Date of Execution: 1874
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Accession Number: 3295.02
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
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Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

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Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 13 x 15.5
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Accession Number: 3295.03
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Salix cordata''
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 16
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Date of Execution: 1874
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Accession Number: 3295.04
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
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Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

Description: leafy branch
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 16.5
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Accession Number: 3295.05
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
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Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

Description: leafy branch
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 21 x 16
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Accession Number: 3295.06
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Salix cordatum''
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

Description: leaf
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 16 x 8
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Accession Number: 3295.07
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

Description: floral details
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 6.5 x 12.5
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Date of Execution: 1874
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Accession Number: 3295.08
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 11 x 10
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Accession Number: 3295.09
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''probably Muhlenbergiana''
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 11.5 x 9.5
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Date of Execution: 1874
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Accession Number: 3295.10
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Silky willow''
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

Description: floral details
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 8 x 12
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Accession Number: 3295.11
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''S[alix] lucida''
Taxon:

Salix Linnaeus, Salicaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 27 x 18
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Date of Execution: 1874
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Accession Number: 3295.12
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Rosaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 16.5 x 14
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Accession Number: 3295.13
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Dicotyledoneae

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Dimensions (cm): 15 x 15.5
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Notes: See also accession nos. 3294.23, 3294.24 and 3294.53.
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Accession Number: 3295.14
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 23 x 20.5
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Accession Number: 3295.15
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae

Description: flowers
Medium: pencil
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Dimensions (cm): 12.5 x 13.5
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Accession Number: 3295.16
Artist Name: Sprague, Isaac
Life Span: (1811-1895)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
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Credit: Courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
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Rosa Linnaeus, Rosaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 23 x 20
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