Grey, Booth, 1740–1802, Digitalis obscura, 1790s
- Call Number:
- MSS 65
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Grey, Booth, 1740–1802
- Title(s):
- Digitalis obscura
- Date:
- 1790s
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Box 4, item 35
- 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: "Digitalis obscura." The current scientific name of these species is Digitalis obscura. It is commonly known as sunset foxglove, dusty foxglove and willow-leaved foxglove.
- Physical Description:
- collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 27 x 19.5 cm
- Genre:
- Botanical illustrations, Watercolors (paintings), Collages (visual works), Cut-paper works, and Pictorial works
- Subject Terms:
- Botanical illustrationDigitalis obscuraFlowersSocial 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
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/21.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3126
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3126?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1