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Annual Chrysanthemum. Carters Choice Mixed

Print
ca. 1935-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Carters Tested Seeds Ltd. (manufacturers)
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

A seed packet for 'Annual Chrysanthemum. Carters Choice Mixed' depicting an image of the plant.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Labels & Packaging
Gardens & Gardening
Object type
Print
TitleAnnual Chrysanthemum. Carters Choice Mixed (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Offset half tone print
Paper
Half Tone
Brief description
Seed packet for Carters Tested Seeds Ltd., 'Annual Chrysanthemum. Carters Choice Mixed', offset half tone print, Great Britain, ca.1935-1940
Physical description
A seed packet for 'Annual Chrysanthemum. Carters Choice Mixed' depicting an image of the plant.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Width: 17.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with the name of the plant, name and address of the supplier, details of cultivation and 'By Appointment to the late King George V.' Stamped on the back in capitals and black ink 'DUMMY'.
Subjects depicted
Plants
Flowers
Association
London
Bibliographic references
  • Saunders, Gill. Picturing plants : an analytical history of botanical illustration. London: Zwemmer in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1995. 152pp, illus. ISBN: 0302006524
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Other number
6816 - product number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.514-1994

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Record createdApril 3, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O219800/annual-chrysanthemum-carters-choice-mixed-print-unknown/
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