Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 5195.097
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus velutipes''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Signature: J. B. (b.r.)
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Notes: See pl. 135 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.098
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus luridus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
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Notes: See pl. 25 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.099
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus amethystinus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Medium: watercolor, ink
Support: paper
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Notes: See pl. 63 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.100
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus amethystinus var.''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 63 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.101
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus striatus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: ink, watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 54 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.102
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus striatus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: 2 volume work with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.103
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus pullatus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 20 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.104
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus clypiatus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 57 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.105
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus coeruleus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 12 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.106
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus farinaceus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 64 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.107
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus, A. farinaceus var.''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
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Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: 2 volume work with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.108
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus laceratus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Notes: See pl. 68 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.109
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus aurentius''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Signature: JB (b.l.)
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Notes: See pl. 67 fig. 2 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.110
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus equestris var.''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 65 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.111
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus equestris''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: 2 volume work with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.112
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus sordidus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil, ink
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 59 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.113
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus sordidus ''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
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Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Signature: J. B. (b.l.)
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Notes: 2 volume work with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5195.114
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus adscendens''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Notes: See pl. 55 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page,“The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.001
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus mammosus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Notes: See pl. 69 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.002
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus acris''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 60 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.003
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus chantarellus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: ink, monochrome wash
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 62 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.004
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus nuceus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 70 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.005
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus pullus [sic] var.''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: pencil, monochrome wash
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Signature: JB (b.l.)
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Notes: See pl. 20 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.006
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus flabelliformis''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Notes: See pl. 157 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.007
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus coriaceus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 158 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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