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Border, folio 1 (verso), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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Medium
watercolor, ink, silver and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum
Credit Line
Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1963.594.1.b
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Print
A vertically oriented watercolor on cream vellum depicts a large tulip with gray and silver striped petals positioned at the top. A thin red border frames the page, containing faint, ghostly outlines of a coat of arms and floral motifs, including an iris, in the lower center. To the left, the bound volume's gold-decorated leather spine and red velvet cover are visible. The composition is set against the parchment's light cream surface.

Border, folio 1 (verso), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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