Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Laelio-Cattleya. Captain Percy Scott. [Plant Nos. 2470 & 2942].
Call Number
D Middle 76/GC168/Box 13/Small/19th-20th c./Orchids/Cypripedium GA 2006.02229
Identifier
ark:/88435/dc8336hf57z
Publisher
1899/11/24.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1899
Extent
1 item ; sheet 28.8 x 22.5 cm [approx.].
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Watercolors, Gouaches on board
Inscribed in ink, verso: 'Laelio-Cattleya, Captain Percy Scott. // Reced a First Class Certificate from the Manchester // & North of England Orchid Society 23 Novr. 1899. // No. 2437 x 2942. // Hybrid between Laelia elegans grandiflora x cattleya // labiata flammea. Painted by Macfarlane for // J. Leemann Esqr. 24 Novr. 1899 // This drawing should be kept in a folio, & 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/d7053a3f-5da3-4c80-9033-97ca07d17eb0/manifest