c.1770 (made)
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Engraving of a botanical illustration of pentapetes, depicting a stalk with stems of green leaves and flowers. The flowers are red in colour, featuring rounded petals surrounding the white centre where there are red stamen. At the bottom of the sheet there are multiple depictions of the various parts of the flowers on the right, and seed pods on the left, 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 pentapetes, hand-coloured engraving by John Miller, Britain, c.1770 |
| Physical description | Engraving of a botanical illustration of pentapetes, depicting a stalk with stems of green leaves and flowers. The flowers are red in colour, featuring rounded petals surrounding the white centre where there are red stamen. At the bottom of the sheet there are multiple depictions of the various parts of the flowers on the right, and seed pods on the left, including sections to show the inside. |
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| Accession number | E.86-1892 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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