Dried flowers.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Flowers, often with stems attached, and other plants that are treated so as to remove moisture and in order to preserve them. Methods of drying flowers include hanging to dry, covering with a desiccant such as glycerin and silica, or pressing between paper, a textile, or another absorbent, wicking material.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Journal of a tour to Scotland by Clement Mansfield Ingleby.
File
Identifier: MS.8926
Scope and Contents
The journal is made up from transcripts of letters to his mother written on the journey between 26 August and 8 September 1842. Among the main places visited are Glasgow, Inveraray, Oban, Glencoe, Callander and Edinburgh. The text is ornamented with thirty-three engraved views, several dried plant specimens, and a few pencil sketches. The journal is followed by a 'Dissertation on the Gael and their language' (folio 49), dealing with regional variations in language, intonation,...
Dates:
1842.