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Dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.): whole and sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
- Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.
- Date
- [1776]
- Reference
- 18107i
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Credit: Dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.): whole and sectioned fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Luffa aegyptiaca Miller is the familiar bathroom loofah
The dishcloth gourd is also known as the sinkwa towel gourd
Publication/Creation
[Vienna] : [Leopold Johann Kaliwoda], [1776]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 33.2 x 25.5 cm
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 18107i
Type/Technique
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Location Status Access Closed stores