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Botanical print of Allium Sulcatum (white garlic, flowering onion), a plant with a bulbous root, green stem and leaves, and small white flowers.  The full plant is shown, as well as a close-up of the stem and flowers; detail of the root, flower, seed, and stem are included also.
Allium Sulcatum
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Allium Sulcatum

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)
Date1802-1816
MediumStipple engraving, hand colored
Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Peter DeSorcy
Object number2011.9.8
Visual DescriptionBotanical print of Allium Sulcatum (white garlic, flowering onion), a plant with a bulbous root, green stem and leaves, and small white flowers. The full plant is shown, as well as a close-up of the stem and flowers; detail of the root, flower, seed, and stem are included also. Plate 482 from volume VIII of "Les Liliacées".
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