Bidspirit auction | Burnett - 7 Botanical Prints:

Burnett - 7 Botanical Prints: Poppy, Rose, Crocus, Hyacinth, &c. - This lovely botanical lithograph is from Mary Ann Burnett's Plantae Utiliores; or Illustrations of Useful Plants, employed in the Arts and Medicine . The work was published in London by Whittaker & Co. between 1842 and 1845. Mary Burnett was the sister of Gilbert Burnett, the Professor of Botany at King's College London. The lithographs feature original hand-coloring. The work was issued monthly and featured illustrations of many differernt plants including lilies, melons, mushrooms, medicinal plants, and flowers. Provenance: Inscription reading 'Sara Anna Marsh with very kind regards to James Law Challis, May 12th, 1870' Paper Size ~ 8” by 10 1/2”