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Texas Nightshade Botanical Illustration, Lithograph, 19th Century
No. f_41290812Date not stated16 × 24 cm
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Texas Nightshade Botanical Illustration, Lithograph, 19th Century
$235
€210 · £180
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- Not stated
- Sheet size
- 9.4 × 6.3 in (24 × 16 cm)
- Condition
- Good. The condition of this print is good, with vibrant colors and clear details that have been well-preserved over time. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scans carefully.
- Collection
- Flowers
- Stock no.
- f_41290812
- Colour
- Printed colour
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Solanum texanum, a chromolithograph from Louis van Houtte's Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, issued in Ghent in the nineteenth century. The sheet is lettered "Solanum texanum Dun." with the origin "Texas" and the cultivation note "Plein air" (open ground).
A branching stem carries large, rounded leaves with lobed edges, and among them hang a cluster of ribbed, flattened fruits that look like small pumpkins: some are bright orange-red, some still green and yellow-green, and one is shown from below with its dark center. At the top a single white, star-shaped flower opens against the leaves. The plate is printed against the blank paper with strong, glossy color.
The label records that the plant is native to Texas and could be grown outdoors in Europe, one of the species Van Houtte's series presented to gardeners as ornamentals.
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