Tulipa lutea lituris aureis. Tulipa albicans, maculis latis rubentibus. Tulipa diversi coloris, alba linearubente, calice citrini coloris. Tulipa explicata florum candiderum linearum rubearum. Tulipa exluteo coloris florum lineis dorsalibus viridibus.
Date1640
Publisher
Basil Besler
1561 - 1629
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 21" x OW: 16"; Plate H: 19" x W: 15"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1961-185
DescriptionThe text reads: "I. Tulipa lutea lituris aureis/ II. Tulipa albicans, maculis latis/ rubentibus./ III. Tulipa diversi coloris alba linearu/ bente, calice citrini coloris./ IV. Tulipa explicata florum candidi/rum linearum rubearum./ V. Tulipa exluteo citrini coloris florum/ lineis dorsalibus viridebus."ProvenanceBefore 1961, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1961-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).There are no works to discover for this record.
