Madder. Rubia tinctorum.
Author
Elizabeth Blackwell
(Scottish, c. 1707 - 1758)
Artist
Elizabeth Blackwell
(Scottish, c. 1707 - 1758)
Engraver
Elizabeth Blackwell
(Scottish, c. 1707 - 1758)
Colorist
Elizabeth Blackwell
(Scottish, c. 1707 - 1758)
Date1739
Mediumcopper plate engraving on paper; hand-colored
Dimensions14 1/4 x 9 inches (36.2 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.40.1.B.326_Madder
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Label TextThe common name of this plant is dyer’s madder, or madder. The scientific name remains Rubia tinctorum. Blackwell wrote, “The dyers use the Root to dye red with.”
ProvenancePurchased February 17, 1962 through (Nada Kramar, Washington, D.C.) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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