39 Physostegua Truncata
Artist
Jane Webb Loudon
(British, 1807 - 1858)
Date1840
MediumLithograph, hand colored, ink on paper
Dimensionssheet: 10 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (27 x 23.2 cm)
mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Dr. Richard Tavernetti
Object number2012.1.5
DescriptionBotanical drawing of (1) Physostegia truncate (Blunt-calyxed physostegia), a plant with green stem and leaves, and small purple flowers; (2) Amethystea coerulea (Blue amethystea), a plant with green stem and leaves; (3) Dracocephalum (Dragon’s head), a plant with prickly green stem, green leaves, and flowers that are light purple and blue; (4) Dracocephalum nutans, a plant with prickly green stem, green leaves, and blue flowers, (5) Salvia foliosa (Leafy sage), a plant with prickly green stem, green leaves, and flowers that are red and light purple; and (6) Mazus regosus (Wrinkled or Chinese mazus), a plant with green stem and leaves and white flowers. Plate 39 from "Ladies' Flower-Garden," London, 1840.
