Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Typed index Digital
FOUND IN:
Botany Libraries, Arnold Arboretum Library (Cambridge), Harvard University
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Collection:
Coloured botanical drawings by a Chinese artist
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11Identifier: arn00016
Scope and Content:
Forty-nine original watercolors. Probably produced in Canton. Many bear “J. Whatman” 1804 or 1805 or “I. Taylo(r)” watermarks. The drawings generally include samples of fruits or seeds and a dissection of the flower to show its structure. Latin names and occasional Chinese labels appear in pencil on either front or reverse side. Includes a typed index that lists all plates including plate 19 Eriobotrya japonica which is lacking.