Jeffersonia Diphylla (3.24637)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description: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
Extent: 1 sheet
Agave, folius angustioribus, dentato-spinosis, scapo, diviso, ramis erctioribus [graphic] / J. Miller delin et sculp. (3.26602)
Date: 1758Creator: Miller, John, 1715-1790? engraver.
Type: Print
Extent: 1 print : engraving and etching, hand-colored plate mark 52 x 24 cm., on sheet 53 x 44 cm.
Tree Portraits: Redbud (3.31823)
Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Painting
Description:Color silhouette of a redbud tree, including a nature print outline of a leaf, and a drawing of a seed pod. Tape adhered to bottom left corner indicates assigned letter.
Descriptive text in bottom left:
- b
Extent: 1 sheet
Tree Portraits: Honey-locust (3.31824)
Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Painting
Description:Color silhouette of a honey-locust tree, including a nature print outline of a single leaflet and a drawing of a seed pod. Tape adhered to bottom left corner indicates assigned letter.
Descriptive text in bottom left:
- c
Extent: 1 sheet