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James Sowerby Furniture

English, 1730-1813
James Sowerby (21 March 1757-25 October 1822) was an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates. The use of vivid color and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. The standard author abbreviation Sowerby is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
(Biography provided by Graves International Art)
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Creator: James Sowerby
Antique Arts and Crafts Window Sashes with 19th Century Botanicals
By James Sowerby
Located in Pearland, TX
Marvelous old antique top window sashes, salvaged from an arts and crafts home, built in the early 1920's. They retain the original wavy glass. Mounted within are six 19th century cu...
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1860s English Arts and Crafts Antique James Sowerby Furniture

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Antique Arts and Crafts Window Sashes with 19th Century Botanicals
By James Sowerby
Located in Pearland, TX
Marvelous old antique top window sashes, salvaged from an arts and crafts home, built in the early 1920's. They retain the original wavy glass. Mounted within are six 19th century cu...
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1860s English Arts and Crafts Antique James Sowerby Furniture

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Custom Framed Botanical Engravings "Sowerby's English Botany", 1866 - Set of 4
By James Sowerby
Located in Pearland, TX
Lovely custom framed 19th century botanical engravings from "Sowerby's English Botany, or, Coloured Figures of British Plants". Sowerby was a famous English naturalist, illustrator a...
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Sowerby's English Botany - Custom Framed Botanical Plates, Set of Two
By James Sowerby
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Custom framed 19th century botanical engravings from "Sowerby's English Botany, or, Coloured Figures of British Plants". Sowerby was a famous English naturalist, illustrator and mine...
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Sowerby English Botany - Custom Framed Botanical Plates, Set of Two
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Custom framed 19th century botanical engravings from "Sowerby's English Botany, or, Coloured Figures of British Plants". Sowerby was a famous English naturalist, illustrator and mine...
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