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Botanical drawing of Tormentilla, a plant with woody stems, green leaves, small yellow flowers, and a large root system
445 Tormentill
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

445 Tormentill

Artist Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1707 - 1758)
Date1739
MediumEngraving, hand colored, on paper
DimensionsPaper: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (36.83 x 24.13 cm)
Image: 12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Elizabeth Reeves
Object number2011.17.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Tormentilla, a plant with woody stems, green leaves, small yellow flowers, and a large root system. Plate 445 from volume II of "A Curious Herbal", London, 1739.
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