Ophrys Spiralis / Ladies Tresses or Screw Orchis [Spiranthes spiralis]
Information
Title
Ophrys Spiralis / Ladies Tresses or Screw Orchis [Spiranthes spiralis]
Role
Artist
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/TR(Y)/7
Author or creator
Robins, Thomas, the Younger (1748-1806)
Date
1783
Scope & content
Watercolour on paper of Ophrys Spiralis (now Spiranthes spiralis) by Thomas Robins the Younger, 1783. LL: Adhered label 'LINDLEY LIBRARY. REGINALD CORY BEQUEST'; LR in ink: 'Ophrys Spiralis / Ladies Tresses or Screw Orchis / Lin: XX...1./ T.Robins Delt. Bath 1783'. Spiranthes spiralis is the current botanical name
Extent
1 items
Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). 28.5 cm x 22 cm. paper. watercolour (paint)