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Call Number:
Folio A 2023 69
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749–1819
Title(s):
The double Indian Pink, with a selection of Chinese Butterflies. J. Forbes
Date:
1769?
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
Part of Collection:
volume 2, page 323
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Scope and Content:
The drawing shows a plant with a large red and white blossom, and many other leaves and buds. Four butterlfies are perched on various parts of the plant, or are mid-flight. No Latin name is given.
Additional Notes:
The image is pasted into the volume.
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 23 x 19 cm
Genre:
Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
Subject Terms:
Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawings
Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
Associated Places:
England
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Associated People/Groups:
East India Company
Forbes, James, 1749-1819
Finding Aid Title:
James Forbes archive
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199442
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199442?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1