Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 6331.0155
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Melampodium pygmaeum, M. divaricatum''
Taxon:
Melampodium, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Accession Number: 6331.0156
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Jatropha gossypifolia''
Taxon:
Jatropha gossypifolia L., Euphorbiaceae
Description:
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Accession Number: 6331.0157
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Berberis pinnata''
Taxon:
Berberidaceae
Description:
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Accession Number: 6331.0158
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Portaea paradoxa''
Taxon:
Orchidaceae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 43 x 34.25
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Accession Number: 6331.0159
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title:
Taxon:
Quercus, Fagaceae ]] Psidium sartorianum (Berg) Ndzu, Myrtaceae
Description: Insecta, Lepidoptera
Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 34.25 x 42
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Accession Number: 6331.0160
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Acmella multiflora''
Taxon:
Rumfordia floribunda DC., Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 41.5 x 34.5
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Accession Number: 6331.0161
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title:
Taxon:
Nyctocereus serpentinus (Lag. et Rodr.) Britt. et Rose, Cactaceae
Description:
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Accession Number: 6331.0162
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Sterculia {helicteres Pers.} -- Sterculia?''
Taxon:
Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) Karst., Sterculiaceae
Description:
Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 41 x 30
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Accession Number: 6331.0163
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Rea acuminata -- Diodia -- Vandelia -- Tillandsia longiflola N. -- Mussaenda terniflora''
Taxon:
Diodia ?, Rubiaceae
Myrsinaceae ?
Scrophulariaceae
Sommera arborescens Schlecht., Rubiaceae
Tillandsia grandis Schlecht., Bromeliaceae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 24 x 35
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Accession Number: 6331.0164
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cymbidium? pulcherrimum''
Taxon:
Stanhopea oculata Lindl. ?, Orchidaceae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 39 x 34.5
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Accession Number: 6331.0165
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Georgina superflua var. DC''
Taxon:
Dahlia coccinea Cav., Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 44 x 34.25
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Accession Number: 6331.0166
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Georgina superflua DC''
Taxon:
Dahlia pinnata Cav., Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 43.25 x 34.25
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Accession Number: 6331.0167
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Mucuna albida''
Taxon:
Canavalia ensiformis var. albida DC., Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
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Dimensions (cm): 42.5 x 34.5
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Accession Number: 6331.0168
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: attributed to Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Yucca mexicana''
Taxon:
Yucca Linnaeus, Liliaceae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 39 x 34.25
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Notes: Double page. “It appears to be one of the paintings executed by Echeverría in Puerto Rico or possibly in Cuba.” according to Rogers McVaugh, Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787–1803): VII. A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants (Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2000, p. 348.
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Accession Number: 6331.0169
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cymbidium? atropurpureum''
Taxon:
Orchidaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 38.5 x 34.5
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Accession Number: 6331.0170
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: attributed to Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Plumieria muricata''
Taxon:
Apocynaceae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 43.5 x 34.5
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Notes: Double page. “The painting is probably one of those executed by Echeverría in Puerto Rico or possibly in Cuba.” according to Rogers McVaugh, Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787–1803): VII. A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants (Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2000, p. 64.
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Accession Number: 6331.0171
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Caladium pedatum''
Taxon:
Syngonium neglectum Schott, Araceae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 37.5 x 34.5
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Accession Number: 6331.0172
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cheirostemon platanoides''
Taxon:
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreategui, Sterculiaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 34.5 x 43
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Notes: The Expedition travelled to Toluca in mid-Dec. 1787 expressly to collect and paint this species, from the only known tree. However, this particular drawing may have been made after a cultivated tree flowered in Mexico in 1795. Artist Cerda? See also 894. Double page.
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Accession Number: 6331.0173
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: attributed to Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Caladium virens''
Taxon:
Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Ventenat, Araceae
Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 43 x 34.25
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Notes: Double page. “The painting is probably one of those executed by Echeverría in Puerto Rico or possibly in Cuba.” according to Rogers McVaugh, Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787–1803): VII. A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants (Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2000, p. 68.
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Accession Number: 6331.0174
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Georgina superflua DC''
Taxon:
Dahlia pinnata Cav., Asteraceae alt. Compositae
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Dimensions (cm): 42 x 34.25
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Accession Number: 6331.0175
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Terminalia leptostachya''
Taxon:
Combretaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 43.5 x 34.5
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Accession Number: 6331.0176
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cactus triangularis''
Taxon:
Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britt. et Rose, Cactaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 34.5 x 40
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Accession Number: 6331.0177
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Brionia monosperma N. [illegible] dioiica -- Brionia? -- Affinis coffea''
Taxon:
Sicyidium tamnoides Schlecht., Cucurbitaceae
Coussarea, Rubiaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 24 x 35
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Accession Number: 6331.0178
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title:
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Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britt. et Rose, Cactaceae
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Dimensions (cm): 40 x 34.5
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Accession Number: 6331.0179
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Tamus triandra N. mas -- Iztacpatli quizasepin. Hern. F. 381 -- Dioscorea triandra [male symbol]''
Taxon:
Dioscoreaceae
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