Artist
Unknown Indian
CommissionerCommissioned by
William RoxburghBritish, 1751–1815
CultureIndian
Titles
- Company School Painting of Cappa trifoliata
Datec. 1812–1814
Made inKolkata, India
MediumGraphite, ink, and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (17.5 × 12.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 11/16 in. (23.5 × 17 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 11/16 in. (23.5 × 17 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edward and Kendall Ondarza
Object number2021.529
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
[1] The Botanical Studies are probably after William Roxburgh (1751-1815), considered the father of Indian botany.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in ink, top right corner: 268
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, top right corner: [illegible]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Cappa trifoliata [cursive]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, top right corner: [illegible]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Cappa trifoliata [cursive]
Verso: [none]
[none]
Recto: Stamped at lower right in blue ink: M. / H. / S. [encircled]: Massachusetts Horticultural Society
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