Lot Essay
Described in 1828, this orchid comes from Brazil.
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Orchidaceae: Promenaea stapelioides (Link & Otto) Lindley
Details
Mrs. E. Powell (c. 1810-c. 1870)
Orchidaceae: Promenaea stapelioides (Link & Otto) Lindley
pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic, on Whatman Turkey Mill paper watermarked 'J WHATMAN/TURKEY MILL 1839' and drystamped Heath & Co. Bristol paper, unframed
18 x 14½ in. (45.7 x 36.9 cm.)
Orchidaceae: Promenaea stapelioides (Link & Otto) Lindley
pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic, on Whatman Turkey Mill paper watermarked 'J WHATMAN/TURKEY MILL 1839' and drystamped Heath & Co. Bristol paper, unframed
18 x 14½ in. (45.7 x 36.9 cm.)
Provenance
William A. McCarty-Cooper.
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