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CallNumber:
MSS 65
Creator:
Grey, Booth, 1740-1802
Title(s):
Orobus lathyroides : Liberian upright vetch
Date:
1790s
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
ContainerGrouping:
Box 9, item 81
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: "Orobus lathyroides. Liberian upright vetch." The current scientific name of this species is Vicia unijuga. It is commonly known as two-leaf vetch.
PhysicalDescription:
collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 30.5 x 21.5 cm
Genre:
Watercolors (paintings), Collages (visual works), Cut-paper works, Botanical illustrations, and Pictorial works
Subject Terms:
Botanical illustration
Flowers
Social life and customs
Vicia unijuga
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/3144
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3144?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1