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[Botanical: Lathyrus maritimus]

 File — Box: 60, Folder: 1193
botanical: (Lathyrus maritimus)
botanical: (Lathyrus maritimus)

Physical Description

Full sheet pencil; watercolor

General

Botanical painting, very finished; at lower left corner of sheet: ""Sea pea" Lathyrus maritimus / Feby 22--63 Harper Crewe." A small sheet (10 x 11 cm) pinned to the upper right corner (now removed) carries an anecdote about the source of the plant. The paper was folded to make a diamond shape and addressed on the reverse to "J. Gould Esq." The Rev. Henry Harpur Crewe was a subscriber and a correspondent of Gould's.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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