‘The Holly Tree’ is a beautiful illustration by Elizabeth Blackwell, taken from A Curious Herbal, one of our treasures here at Chawton House.
A5 Christmas card and white envelope.
£3.00
In stock
‘The Holly Tree’ is a beautiful illustration by Elizabeth Blackwell, taken from A Curious Herbal, one of our treasures here at Chawton House.
A5 Christmas card and white envelope.
In stock
‘The Holly Tree’ is a beautiful illustration by Elizabeth Blackwell, taken from A Curious Herbal.
Size: A5
A Curious Herbal is one of the treasures in our collection here at Chawton House. It contains five hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physic. Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from life.
When her husband’s attempt to set himself up as a printer failed, Elizabeth Blackwell determined to raise funds to release him from prison by drawing and engraving for a new herbal book, a huge undertaking that took several years. She taught herself engraving in order to do this, and hand coloured each design. The result were initially issued in weekly instalments; the two completed volumes sold for the very considerable sum of £5.
A Curious Herbal (First Edition 1737) is currently on display as part of our exhibition Treasures of Chawton House.
Weight | 10 g |
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