Would or Dyer's Weed. Luteola.
Artist
Elizabeth Blackwell
(English, 1699 – 1758)
Engraver
Elizabeth Blackwell
(English, 1699 – 1758)
Colorist
Elizabeth Blackwell
(English, 1699 – 1758)
Date1739
Mediumcopper plate engraving on paper; hand-colored
Dimensions14 1/4 × 9 inches (36.2 × 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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