Format
Pen and India ink over a medium green airbrush-work background on 4-ply cream board.Digitization Status
DigitizedReproduction:
OriginalDimensions
26.2 cm W x 37.3 cm H (Item)
Extent
1 sheetDescription
Large illustration of a Twinleaf plant with detailed views of seed pods, seed, stamen, and pistil details with identifying text. Background images include Monticello at center left, and silhouettes of two small scenes at top right, the top showing a man giving a lecture or speech with the word "Poter" or "Peter" partially erased, the bottom showing a man and a women planting or gardening.
Illustrations as depicted from left to right:
- 2 stamens, one closed, one opened
- 1 pistil
- 1 large illustration of Twinleaf with three sets of leaves and 1 flower
- 1 seed-pod closed
- 1 seed-pod open
- 1 seed
Text in banner across bottom center: JEFFERSONIA DIPHYLLA, Rheumatism Root, Twinleaf