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Orchis morio mas foliis masculatis (The male orchid with spotted leaves) (From John Edwards, "The British Herbal", London, 1770)
John Edwards (English, 1742–1815)
published 1770
Place of Publication: London
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving, hand-colored
Dimensions
Platemark: 35 x 24.8 cm (13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 46.5 x 28.5 cm (18 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 46.5 x 28.5 cm (18 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of George P. Dike—Elita R. Dike Collection
Accession Number69.151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Dunthorne 104; Nissen 578
Description"The British Herbal." Containing the most beautiful and scarce flowers and useful medicinal plants, which blow in the open air of Great Britain; with their Botanical characters also a short account of their cultivation etc. The First edition. London printed for the author 1770.
ProvenanceElita R. Dike, Brookline; to her spouse George P. Dike, Brookline; bequest to MFA May 14, 1969