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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
253 Avens or Herb Bennet
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

253 Avens or Herb Bennet

Artist Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1707 - 1758)
Dateundated
MediumEngraving, hand colored
Dimensionsneed dims: 1 × 1 in. (2.5 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Peter DeSorcy
Object number2011.11.2
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DescriptionBotanical drawing of Caryophyllata (Avens or Herb Bennet), a plant with prickly green stems and leaves, small yellow flowers, fuzzy purple buds, and a thick root system. Plate 253 from volume II of "A Curious Herbal", London, 1739.
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