Bellis perennis

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Artist/Maker	William Kilburn (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

A botanical illustration of a daisy. The daisy plant has three flowers in various stages of opening, from a closed bud to a fully opened flower. In the bottom left of the image there are small illustrations of the different parts of the flower.

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Categories	Prints Illustration Gardens & Gardening Science
Object type	Print
Titles	Bellis perennis (assigned by artist) Daisy (alternative title)
Materials and techniques	Engraving, coloured by hand Paper Engraving
Brief description	Print by William Kilburn, 'Daisy (Bellis Perennis)', plate from William Curtis, 'Flora Londinensis, London, engraving, 1777-98
Physical description	A botanical illustration of a daisy. The daisy plant has three flowers in various stages of opening, from a closed bud to a fully opened flower. In the bottom left of the image there are small illustrations of the different parts of the flower.
Dimensions	Sheet cut to height: 19.7cm Sheet cut to width: 15.2cm Size of plate height: 15.2cm Size of plate width: 10.7cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Marks and inscriptions	Lettered 'Kilburn pinxt. et Sculpt' and 'Bellis perennis'
Subjects depicted	Daisies Botanical Illustration
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996 Kilburn, William. Flora Londinensis. London, 1777-1798.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.454-1996

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Record created	April 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O226254/bellis-perennis-print-william-kilburn/

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