Lot Essay
Collected in Guatemala by George Ure Skinner, this orchid was described by Lindley in 1840.
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Orchidaceae: Lycaste skinneri (Lindley) Lindley
Details
Mrs. E. Powell (c. 1810-c. 1870)
Orchidaceae: Lycaste skinneri (Lindley) Lindley
signed, inscribed and dated 'Mrs. Powell/Manchester 1841'
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic on Whatman Turkey Mill card watermark 'J WHATMAN/1840' and drystamped London Abraded Drawing Board
10¾ x 17½ in. (27.3 x 44.5 cm.)
Orchidaceae: Lycaste skinneri (Lindley) Lindley
signed, inscribed and dated 'M
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic on Whatman Turkey Mill card watermark 'J WHATMAN/1840' and drystamped London Abraded Drawing Board
10¾ x 17½ in. (27.3 x 44.5 cm.)
Provenance
William A. McCarty-Cooper.
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Please note that the size of this watercolour should read 21¾ x 17½ in. and not as stated in the catalogue entry.