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Call Number:
MSS 65
Creator:
Grey, Booth, 1740-1802
Title(s):
Dianthus prolifer : proliferus pink
Date:
1790s
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Part of Collection:
Box 4, item 34
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
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.
Scope and Content:
Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Dianthus prolifer." The current scientific name of this species is Petrorhagia prolifera. It is commonly known as carnation.
Physical Description:
collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 27 x 18.5 cm
Genre:
Cut-paper works, Collages (visual works), Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, and Pictorial works
Subject Terms:
Botanical illustration
Dianthus prolifer
Flowers
Social life and customs
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
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3117
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3117?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1