Grey, Booth, 1740–1802, Solanum tuberosum : common potatoes, 1790s
- Call Number:
- MSS 65
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Grey, Booth, 1740–1802
- Title(s):
- Solanum tuberosum : common potatoes
- Date:
- 1790s
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Box 12, item 116
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- No Copyright – United StatesThe 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.
- Scope and Content:
- Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Solanum tuberosum. common potatoes." The current scientific name of this species is Solanum tuberosum. It is commonly known as common potatoes.
- Physical Description:
- collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 31.5 x 22 cm
- Genre:
- Botanical illustrations, Collages (visual works), Cut-paper works, Watercolors (paintings), and Pictorial works
- Subject Terms:
- Botanical illustrationFlowersSocial life and customsSolanum tuberosum
- Subject Period:
- 18th century
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Delany, Mary, 1700-1788
- Finding Aid Title:
- Botanical collages from the circle of Booth Grey
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/21.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3056
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3056?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1