Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.): flowering stems with separate whole and sectioned fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
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- 17243i
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About this work
Description
The unripe seed capsule yields opium used medicinally and for smoking, the seeds are used in baking and contain oil used in paints, salad oil and soap etc.
Publication/Creation
[Romae [Rome] : Bouchard et Gravier]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.3 x 22.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Papaver hortense, semine albo, sativum Dioscoridis, album Plinii.C.B.Pin.170 - I.R.H.237 - Ital. Papavero dom.stico col seme bianco - Gall. Pàvot
Reference
Wellcome Collection 17243i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores