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Tulip Section, folio 5 (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
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 1963.594.5.b
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Print
A vertically oriented watercolor and ink drawing on cream vellum depicts a single tulip bloom atop a long, green stem. The flower tilts right, its white petals marked with fine red and gray streaks that part to reveal dark stamens. Two thin, reddish-brown rectangular borders frame the specimen, set against faint ghost impressions of other plants. Gilded book edges are visible along the left margin.

Tulip Section, folio 5 (verso), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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