Bouquet (1. Alpine Cotton Grass. 2. Hair-Tail C.G. 3. Round-Headed C.G. 4. Broad-Leaved C.G...)

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• ARTIST: Anne Pratt

• PUBLISHER: Published by Frederick Warne & Co., London.

• MEDIUM: Chromolithograph,

  DATE: c. 1865-75.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/4 x 4 1/2" (185 x 115 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: This chromolithograph depicts a bouquet of flowers which includes Alpine Cotton Grass, Hair-Tail Cotton Grass, Round-Headed Cotton Grass, and Broad-Leaved Cotton Grass. It is taken from Anne Pratt's magnum opus, "The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain and Their Allies the Club Mosses, Pepperworts, and Horsetails." Spanning six volumes and covering over 1500 species with 300 illustrations, this extensive project was published over a decade from 1855 to 1873. Pratt's work became a foundational botanical reference and was used well into the mid-20th century.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 11" mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition and color save light stain in right margin.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Other Plants