Lot Essay
First described in Curtis's Botanical, 1840, this orchid comes from Central and South America.
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Orchidaceae: Epidendrum densiflorum Hooker
Details
Mrs. E. Powell (c. 1810-c. 1870)
Orchidaceae: Epidendrum densiflorum Hooker
signed and dated 'E. Powell 1841' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic on Whatman Turkey Mill paper dated 1839 and drystamped Heath & Co. Bristol Paper, unframed
18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38 cm.)
Orchidaceae: Epidendrum densiflorum Hooker
signed and dated 'E. Powell 1841' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic on Whatman Turkey Mill paper dated 1839 and drystamped Heath & Co. Bristol Paper, unframed
18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38 cm.)
Provenance
William A. McCarty-Cooper.
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