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CallNumber:
MSS 65
Creator:
Grey, Booth, 1740-1802
Title(s):
Lysimachia fennella : viola neapolitana
Date:
1790s
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
ContainerGrouping:
Box 8, item 71
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
AccessRestrict:
The materials are open for research.
UseRestrict:
No Copyright – United States The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
ScopeContent:
Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Lysimachia fennella. Viola Neapolitana." The current scientific name of this species is unknown. It is commonly known as viola neapolitana.
PhysicalDescription:
collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 19 x 23 cm
Genre:
Cut-paper works, Collages (visual works), Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, and Pictorial works
Subject Terms:
Botanical illustration
Flowers
Lysimachia fennella
Social life and customs
Subject Period:
18th century
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Delany, Mary, 1700-1788
FindingAidTitle:
Botanical collages from the circle of Booth Grey
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3055
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3055?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1