Drawing
c.1475-1525 (made)
| Place of origin |
This drawing was probably made for a manuscript herbal. It has certainly been bound as part of a volume because the edges of the sheet (and of its six companions) have been gilded. The image is somewhat crudely executed, in part due to the thick dull pigment, but the subject is readily identifiable. Though the artist lacked the skill to deal convincingly with representational devices such as foreshortening, the actual structure of the plant suggests that he has studied either a living specimen or a botancially accurate model.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | gouache on vellum |
| Brief description | Artist unknown: page from a mansucript herbal showing a lesser water parsnip, late 15th or early 16th century. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Berula (Written in ink) |
| Gallery label | Unknown artist
Lesser Water Parsnip (Sium angustifolium L.)
About 1475-1525
The drawing is one of a series of seven that belonged to the textile designer James Mitten (1812-54). It is thought that he used them as source material for his pattern designs.
Italy
Gouache on vellum
V&A: E.1048-1986 |
| Object history | The drawing is one of a series of seven that belonged to the textile designer James Mitten (1812-54). |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This drawing was probably made for a manuscript herbal. It has certainly been bound as part of a volume because the edges of the sheet (and of its six companions) have been gilded. The image is somewhat crudely executed, in part due to the thick dull pigment, but the subject is readily identifiable. Though the artist lacked the skill to deal convincingly with representational devices such as foreshortening, the actual structure of the plant suggests that he has studied either a living specimen or a botancially accurate model. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1048-1986 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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