Hyoscine
Date:
1935
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Inscribed bottom right in pencil: Bright [lemon?] yellow deep purple [cal-?] pale [?] Inscribed bottom right in black ink: Hyoscine Cyprus 35
Description:
Coloured pencil drawing of the Hyoscyamus niger, or henbane, with it's jagged leaves, small yellow blossoms with deep purple centres and protruding stamen. The henbane is a poisonous plant in the nighshade family with a long history of medicinal and narcotic use
Dimensions:
25 x 18 cm
Signature(s):
Unsigned
Identifier:
PNT-01018
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Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
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