Cucmis agrestis. (Balsam Apple)
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Elizabeth BlackwellCucmis agrestis. (Balsam Apple)1739
1739
About the Item
- Creator:Elizabeth Blackwell (1707 - 1758, British)
- Creation Year:1739
- Dimensions:Height: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Width: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)
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- Condition:Clean, crisp image. Beautiful original colors. Framed to museum specifications using archival matting, backing, and hinging. Silk matting with wooden frame and fillet. Glazed with ultra-violet filtering Plexiglas.
- Gallery Location:Florham Park, NJ
- Reference Number:Seller: 2015 08-26-151stDibs: LU652538992
Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell was a Scottish botanical illustrator and author who was best known as both, the artist and engraver for the plates of A Curious Herbal, published between 1737–39. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants, for the use of physicians and apothecaries.
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