Service tree (Sorbus torminalis): fruiting branch held in a hand with diseased skin. Coloured etching by G. Edwards, c. 1756, after himself.
- Edwards, George, 1694-1773.
- Date:
- 1756
- Reference:
- 25321i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Service tree fruit is edible when bletted like a medlar and may be fermented into a kind of cider
Publication/Creation
1756.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 23.3 x 18.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
The hand of a boy with a distempered skin - and the common servis - Sorbus torminalis se Geralds Herbal by Johnson page 1471 George Edwards delin et sculp.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 25321i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores