Alkekengi [Physalis alkekengi and Physalis peruviana]
Information
Title
Alkekengi [Physalis alkekengi and Physalis peruviana]
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/RV/V1/8
Author or creator
Unsigned
Date
c.1800
Scope & content
Watercolour painting of Alkekengi or physalis fruit and stem, numbered 1-3. LC: 'Regne Vegetal / 1. Alkekengi arbuste/ 2.idem, plante, avec sa capsule/ 3. Alkekengi phisalis (cerises de phisalie) le fruit en coque, sans coque mur, demie mur / sa semence'. Plant Kingdom, 1. Alkekengi arbuste, 2. As before, with the capsule, 3. 'cherry' or fruit of physalis, 4. fruit with husk, without husk , half ripe, with seeds
Extent
1 item
Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). watercolour (paint). laid paper