Grey, Booth, 1740–1802, Colutea frutescens: Scarlet Howard Senna, 1790s
- Call Number:
- MSS 65
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Grey, Booth, 1740–1802
- Title(s):
- Colutea frutescens: Scarlet Howard Senna
- Date:
- 1790s
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Box 2, item 19
- 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: "Colutea frutescens. Scarlet Howard Senna." The current scientific name of this species is Sutherlandia frutescens. It is commonly known as sutherlandia, cancer bush, and balloon pea.
- Physical Description:
- collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 27 x 18 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Cut-paper works, Botanical illustrations, Collages (visual works), and Pictorial works
- Subject Terms:
- Botanical illustrationFlowersSocial life and customsSutherlandia frutescens
- 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/3113
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3113?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1