Would or Dyer's Weed. Luteola.

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.283_Would or Dyer's Weed

ClassificationsInformation Artifacts

Label TextBlackwell described the plant’s coloring, “the Leaves are a pale green and the Flowers yellow.” This plant yields a yellow dye. Common names today include dyer’s rocket, dyer’s weed, and weld. The scientific name is Reseda luteola.

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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