Figures of Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardener's Dictionary
Author
Philip Miller
(English, 1691 - 1771)
ArtistAnonymous, possibly
Thomas Martyn
(1735 - 1825)
Artist
Richard Lancake
(did the most plates) (active 1760)
Engraver
Thomas Jefferys
(English, c. 1719 – 1771)
Artist
Georg Dionysius Ehret
(German, 1708 - 1770)
Date1809
Mediumengraving on paper, hand-colored; copper plates; bound in brown leather binding on spine and corners, marbled boards
Dimensions16 1/2 × 11 inches (41.9 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.59.1
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
DescriptionLondon, contains 300 plates with descriptions of each and an alphabetical index in English near front. The 2 volumes bound in one.ProvenanceHelen Rosenfield, Tyler, Texas; purchased by H.J. Lutcher Stark, May 30, 1952; H.J. Lutcher Stark Estate
On View
On viewPaul Kane
after 1848 [content covers 1845 - 1848]
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers May 9, 1846 – October 6, 1846]
Paul Kane
after 1848 [narrative covers October 7, 1846 – September 12, 1848]
