Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Cypm. Gowerii, Magnificum [Plant No. 224].
Call Number
D Middle 76/GC168/Box 12/Small/19th-20th c./Orchids/Cypripedium GA 2006.02175
Identifier
ark:/88435/dct148fw82t
Publisher
1899/06/16.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1899
Extent
1 item ; sheet 27 x 18.4 cm [approx.].
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Watercolors, Gouaches on board
Inscribed in ink, verso: "Cypripedium, Gowerii; magnificum. // Plant No. 224 // Painted by Macfarlane, for // J. Leeman Esqr. 16 June, 1899. // This drawing should be kept in a folio, // and not constantly exposed to the light".
Item description: From a series of 180 drawings of orchids.
Provenance: From the collections of John Leeman (c. 1843-1918) at West Bank House, Heaton Mersey, Lancs., England.

Discovery Information

Subject
Flowers in art
Magazine illustration—Great Britain—20th century—Design
Orchids in art
Botanical illustration—Great Britain—19th century—Design
Drawing

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ea944cdb-d871-491a-a84f-906d1ef5cc89/manifest