Sémence d’espagne (Black Salsify or Spanish Salsify)
Information
Title
Semence d’espagne (Black Salsify or Spanish Salsify)
Role
Artist
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/RV/V1/5
Author or creator
Verbrugge, Jean Charles (1756-1831)
Date
c.1800
Scope & content
Watercolour painting of seeds, including those from Black salsify, numbered 1-2. LC: 'Regne Vegetal / 1. Semences qui servent de nourriture aux oiseaux comme le bled milets / 2. Tige de semence d’espagne ou on se sert des petites branches en forme de cure dents; LR: signed by the artist: 'J.C. Verbrugge f. D'll'. Plant Kingdom, 1. Seeds that are bird food, like corn milet, 2. Seed stalk from black salsify, Twigs shaped like a tooth pick
Extent
1 item
Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). watercolour (paint). laid paper