Oeillet de poête [Dianthus caryophyllus]

Title

Oeillet de poete [Dianthus caryophyllus]

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/FdD/V2/38

Author or creator

Unknown

Date

c.1800

Scope & content

Watercolour on paper of Oeillet de poete (Dianthus caryophyllus) from Album 'Flore du Desert' volume 2, page 38, c.1800. Recto: TR: Handwritten in ink: '47'; LL: Handwritten in ink: 'Oeillet de poete'. The current botanical name is Dianthus caryophyllus. The English vernacular names include Carnation, Clove pink and Gillyflower

Extent

1 item

Physical description

watercolour painting (technique). 27 cm x 19 cm. watercolour (paint). paper

Is part of

Flore du Desert volume 1 and 2

Pagination

Volume II, page 38

Subjects

Dianthus caryophyllus

Carnation

Clove pink

Gillyflower

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Plant Genus

Dianthus

Common Name

pink

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public domain