Barbados aloe plant (Aloe vera): flowering plant and floral segments. Colour halftone after J. Lambert, c. 1842, after P. Turpin.

  • Turpin, P. J. F. (Pierre Jean François), 1775-1840.
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1842
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26127i
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Barbados aloe plant (Aloe vera): flowering plant and floral segments. Colour halftone after J. Lambert, c. 1842, after P. Turpin. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Leaves of the Barbados aloe plant are used in shampooing and in many cosmetics

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Philadelphia : John Wyeth & Brother

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1 print : halftone, printed in colour ; border 26.7 x 17.6 cm

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Aloe ... Turpin P. Lanbert Je sculp. A reproduction of an 18th century hand-colored engraving Wyeth C. M. P. Lettering continues with text describing uses for the aloe plant

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Wellcome Collection 26127i

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