c.1770 (made)
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Engraving of a botanical illustration of stratiotes aloides, depicting a green stalk with multiple long, thin, green leaves surrounding two flowers in the centre. The flowers feature three white petals surrounding the yellow stamen in the middle. At the bottom of the sheet there are multiple depictions of the various parts of the flowers and seed pods, including sections to show the inside.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Print, botanical illustration of stratiotes aloides, hand-coloured engraving by John Miller, Britain, c.1770 |
| Physical description | Engraving of a botanical illustration of stratiotes aloides, depicting a green stalk with multiple long, thin, green leaves surrounding two flowers in the centre. The flowers feature three white petals surrounding the yellow stamen in the middle. At the bottom of the sheet there are multiple depictions of the various parts of the flowers and seed pods, including sections to show the inside. |
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| Accession number | E.111-1892 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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