Dyer's rocket plant (Reseda luteola) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
- Date:
- 1 September 1831
- Reference:
- 24218i
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Description
Dyer's rocket yields a yellow dye used since Neolithic times, especially for silk and wedding garments by Romans
Publication/Creation
London : J. Curtis, 1 September 1831.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour and gum arabic ; platemark 20.1 x 11.7 cm
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Wellcome Collection 24218i
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Location Status Access Closed stores