#23 Amaryllis spatha multiflora corollis Style:London, 1770 Carpets from designers

Carpets from designers

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Margaret Hayes

Printer - Wassermann AG

#23 Amaryllis spatha multiflora corollis Style:London, 1770 Carpets from designersThe bulbs and leaves of amaryllis plants contain an alkaloid which can have both antiviral and antitumoral properties, as well as other healing qualities. This hand colored copper plate engraving is part of a collection of prints from the book Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary, published by Philip Miller in London in 1770. There were multiple contributing illustrators, including Georg Ehret. Condition: Good.