Acorus verus [Acorus calamus]

Title

Acorus verus [Acorus calamus]

Role

Artist

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/CAu/P/15

Author or creator

Aubriet, Claude (1665-1742)

Date

c.1700

Scope & content

Pen and ink drawing on paper of Acorus verus (now Acorus calamus) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Recto: LR: Handwritten in ink: 'aubriet fecit'; Handwritten in graphite pencil: TR: '16', CL: 'coupe da le pie ou parue le [?] a vortee', LL: 'Acorus verus sive calamus aromaticus officinarum C.B.Pin'. English vernacular name: sweet flag, calamus

Extent

1 item

Physical description

Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.6 cm x 16.5 cm. pen and ink. paper. grey wash

Is part of

Aubriet artworks

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Plant Genus

Acorus

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public Domain