Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Laelio-Cattleya Ernestii. Vary Baden Powel. [Plant No. 2481].
Call Number
D Middle 76/GC168/Box 13/Small/19th-20th c./Orchids/Cypripedium GA 2006.02212
Identifier
ark:/88435/dc9593v781b
Publisher
1900/03/22.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1900
Extent
1 item ; sheet 30.9 x 24.5 cm [approx.].
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Watercolors, Gouaches on board
Inscribed in ink, verso: 'Ernestii // Laelio-cattleya "Baden Powel." // Cross between Catta Percivaliana & Laelia fava. // Awarded a First Class Certificate by the Manchester // & North of England Orchid Society; 22nd March, 1900. // Plant No. 2481. // Painted by Macfarlane, for J. Leemann Esqr // 23rd March, 1900. // This drawing should be kept in a folio, & not con- // stantly 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—20th 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/b3a63669-3094-4311-a9de-5467e714eaaf/manifest