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Call Number:
MSS 65
Creator:
Grey, Booth, 1740-1802
Title(s):
Pisum sativum : common pea
Date:
1790s
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Part of Collection:
Box 10, item 98
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: "Pisum sativum. common pea." The current scientific name of this species is Pisum sativum. It is commonly known as common pea.
Physical Description:
collage of cut papers, with bodycolor and watercolor, on laid paper prepared with watercolor, with paper label ; 34 x 23 cm
Genre:
Botanical illustrations, Cut-paper works, Collages (visual works), Watercolors (paintings), and Pictorial works
Subject Terms:
Botanical illustration
Flowers
Pisum sativum
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
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/21.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3176
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3176?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1