Object Number 1980.0227

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

SCORPIURUS, pedunculis subtrifloris, leguminibus extrorsum spinis distinctis actuis Lin. Sp. plant. 745.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Miller (Engraver)
c.1715-1785
John Miller is listed in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers.

Richard Lancake (Draftsman)

Philip Miller (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

May 25 1758 (1758-1758)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription ; Lower right; I. Miller Sculp.
2. Inscription; Lower left; R. Lancake delin.
3. Inscription; Lower center; Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P,, Miller May 25, 1758.

Subjects

Botanical illustration; Still life; Book illustration

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

16.8 (H) , 10.3 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.7 (H) , 26.1 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.4 in. (34.0 cm). Plate W: 8.5 in. (21.7 cm).

Publisher Summary

Miller, Philip

Publication Date

1759

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

Unidentified, "IV"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

From: Philip Miller's Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardener’s Dictionary (London: 1759).

Object Description

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