Alkekengi indicum majus [Physalis cf. halicacabum]

Title

Alkekengi indicum majus [Physalis cf. halicacabum]

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/CAu/P/246

Author or creator

Aubriet; Claude (1665-1742); artist

Date

c.1700

Scope & content

Pen and ink drawing on paper of Alkekengi indicum majus (now identified as Physalis cf. halicacabum) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Alkekengi is a synonym. Now identified as Physalis cf. halicacabum. Previously mis-identified as Physalis angulata. English vernacular name: Ground Cherry, Gape gooseberry, Chinese lantern

Level

Item

Extent

1 item

Physical description

Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.5 cm x 16.6 cm

Is part of

Aubriet Artworks

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public Domain