The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Umbel-Flowering Bulb-Bearing Orange-Lily

Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920)

Created 1807

Curatorial Overview

“England was central to botanical concerns in the 18th century. For example, Kew Gardens was founded in 1721 and became a major institution for knowledge about plants from every continent. Interest in gardening led William Curtis to found the specialized magazine <em>Botanical Magazine: or Flower Garden Displayed</em> in 1787. Curtis aimed “to illustrate and describe the most ornamental flowering plants including information on their cultivation and illustrations drawn from living plants and colored as near to nature as the imperfection of color will admit.””

Mediumengraving, hand-colored

DimensionsRecorded in archive

OriginEngland, 19th century

InstitutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art

Accession No.1955.144

Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. B. Leavelle, Stanford, Cal., in memory of her mother, Wilma Ball Morgan (Mrs. Daniel E. Morgan)

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Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920)

Natural History • England, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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