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Gordonia lasianthus (Smooth Gordonia or Loblolly Bay)

Print
19th century (made), 1787-1826 (published)
Artist/Maker
F. Sansom (engraver)
Sydenham (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Hand coloured engraving print on paper


Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Gordonia lasianthus (Smooth Gordonia or Loblolly Bay) (published title)
  • The Botanical Magazine (series title)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, hand colouring, engraving
Printer's Ink
Paper
Engraving
Hand Colouring
Brief description
Botanical illustration engraved by F. Sansom, after Sydenham Teast Edwards: 'Gordonia lasianthus (Smooth Gordonia or Loblolly Bay)'. Plate 668 from the First Series of William Curtis's 'The Botanical Magazine'. Hand coloured engraving, published in London, 1787-1826
Physical description
Hand coloured engraving print on paper
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 8 5/8in (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968)
  • Size of sheet width: 5.5in (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.773-1968

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1106424/gordonia-lasianthus-smooth-gordonia-or-print-f-sansom/
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