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Costus speciosus (Costus officinarum, Wild Ginger)
Draughtsman: Ehret, Georg Dionysius
Study of terminal portion of stem with flower and leaves, left lower centre detail study of immature flower and calyx. Miller calls the plant Zedoary, formerly much used in medicine. Removed from album and mounted separately.
Height: 535 mm
Width: 372 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Support composed of vellum (skin)
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour with white over traces of graphite on vellum
Accession number: PD.117-1973.8
Primary reference Number: 31623
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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