Flowers from Famagusta Cyprus at Easter
Creator:
Cavendish, Milla
Date:
1957 -04
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed on recto: Flowers from Famagusta Cyprus at Easter April 1957/ Olea europaea L. Oleaceae. Sprigs of olive from the Monastery of St. Barnabas./ Hyoscyamus aureus L. Solanaceae. Growing on the old walls of Famagusta and at Othello Tower./ Rosa sp. or hybrid [cultivated form] Roses from the Turkish shrine, the Tekke of Um Haram, near Larnaca./ Covering the ground by the Salt Lake near Larnaca. Odontospermum aquaticum [L.] Schultz-Bip. Compositae. / Ruscus Hypoglossium L. Liliaceae. Leaf and fruit of the « Ear-ring Plant » from the Tekke of Um Haram./ Limonium sinuatum [L.] Mill. Plumbaginaceae. Statice from the fields and road-side at St. Katherina between Salamis and the Monastety of St. Barnabas.
Description:
Milla Cavendish lived in Cyprus with her family for many years in the second half of the 20th century. She had a passion for the wild flowers of Cyprus and recorded them meticulously in a series of watercolours. These were published in an album by the Hellenic bank in 1998. Cavendish’s reproductions of the flora of Cyprus were rendered in a delicate and faithful manner. Most importantly, she included the names of each plant and the location in which it was found.
Dimensions:
33 x 23 cm
Signature(s):
Signed with initials M.C
Subject:
Acquisition Note:
Donated by Caroline Lassalles, Limassol
Identifier:
PNT-00088
Provenance:
Caroline Lassales (artist’s sister)
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Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
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