St. Peter's wort, cassioberry bush, myrtle-leaved sumach and candleberry tree. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.

  • Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740.
Date:
[1730]
Reference:
20578i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

The plant depicted as St. Peters wort is a Vaccinium species, that described as candleberry tree is Myrica cerifera, and the cassioberry bush is Viburnum laevigatum

Publication/Creation

[London], [1730]

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 37 x 25.5 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Vitis Idæa, caroliniana foliis hirsutis subrotundis ex adverso mascentibus flore rubro ampliori st.peters wort. Rhus murtifolia monspeliaca myrtle leav'd sumack. Cassine vera perquam similis arbuscula phillyreæ foliis untago: nistis, ex provincia caroliniensi. cassioberry bush or paragua tea. Gale quæ myrto brabanticæ similis caroliniensis bacciferafructu racemoso sesili monopyreno. candle berry tree. Jac. Van Huysum del. H. Fletcher sculpt.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 20578i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link