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Botanical drawing of Fumitory, a plant with green stem and leaves and small red flowers; the roots are also included.
Fumitory
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Fumitory

Artist Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1707 - 1758)
Date1739
MediumEngraving, hand colored
Dimensionssheet: 18 x 11 1/8 in. (45.7 x 28.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. Mike Solar
Object number2012.56.2
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of Fumitory, a plant with green stem and leaves and small red flowers; the roots are also included. Plate 237 from volume I of "A Curious Herbal", London, 1739.
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