Statice [Armeria maritima]

Title

Statice [Armeria maritima]

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/CAu/P/498

Author or creator

Aubriet; Claude (1665-1742); artist

Date

c.1700

Scope & content

Pen and ink drawing on paper of Statice (identified as Armeria maritima) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Identified as Armeria maritima. The name 'Statice' is applied to any plant that retains its flowers/inflorescence when dead - from latin 'to stand or stay'. English vernacular name: Common Sea-lavender. Synonym: Statice maritima

Level

Item

Extent

1 item

Physical description

Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.6 cm x 16.4 cm

Is part of

Aubriet Artworks

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public Domain