Grey, Booth, 1740–1802, Oxalis purpurea : purple wood sorrel, 1790s
- Call Number:
- MSS 65
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Grey, Booth, 1740–1802
- Title(s):
- Oxalis purpurea : purple wood sorrel
- Date:
- 1790s
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- Box 9, item 82
- 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: "Oxalis purpurea. purple woodsorrel." The current scientific name of this species is Oxalis purpurea. It is commonly known as purple woodsorrel.
- Physical Description:
- collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 19 x 17 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Cut-paper works, Collages (visual works), Botanical illustrations, and Pictorial works
- Subject Terms:
- Botanical illustrationFlowersOxalis purpureaSocial 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/3145
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3145?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1