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Delany, Mary (1700-1788)
Physalis, Winter Cherry (aka Chinese Lantern). 1772-1788. The artist would cut minute pieces of coloured paper and stick them on a black background to represent each part of a specimen. Occasionally she touched up the pictures with watercolour. Here she has incorporated the real skeleton of a pod case to stick over the paper seeds. Paper collage, 29.1 x 17.7 cm. Inv. 1897.0505.672.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART307079
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Image
Purpose
Public
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2433px × 3260px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Botanical Study
Cherry
Collage
Fruit
Georgian and Regency (1715-1837)
Plant