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Border, folio 32 (recto), 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
Support
Vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1963.594.32.a
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Location
Not on view
Print
Watercolor and ink on vertically oriented vellum depict a faint, translucent floral image inside double red rectangular frames. To the left, a narrow vertical band contains a delicate green scrolling vine with red accents. The red border lines intersect and extend past the corners. The page belongs to a thick bound volume, its gilded edges, or gold-leafed paper sides, visible along the right edge.

Border, folio 32 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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