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Cypripedium pubescens [art original].

Cypripedium pubescens [art original].

 
 
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Author/Artist: 
Blaschka, Rudolf, 1857-1939
Publisher: 
1890-1913.
Subjects: 
Blaschka, Rudolf, 1857-1939.
Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895.
Biological illustration.
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Bib ID: 
133550
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Description
1 art original : pencil and colored pencil on paper ; 21 x 17 cm.
Notes
Blaschka drawing.
Some notations penciled in.
Some staining.
Digitized by Harvard Museum of Natural History 2006.
Drawing includes eleven views of interior of plant including three cross sections; details are highlighted in green, orange, and yellow.
This orchid, commonly known as the Large yellow lady's slipper, Yellow moccasin-flower, Nerveroot, Noah's ark, American valerian, and Whippoorwill's-shoe, is native to northern North America.
This drawing is part of a series of botanical drawings created by the Blaschkas to reference in constructing glass models for the Botanical Museum of Harvard University.