Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox Divaricata), Hand-Colored Botanical Print, 1874

€ 140

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1874
Sheet size: 24.9 × 16.5 cm (9.8 × 6.5 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-14055-8

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Very good antique condition with minimal signs of age. Clean image area and vibrant color. Slight toning near margins.

About this sheet

Wild blue phlox, Phlox divaricata, a hand-colored lithograph of 1874 from the second series of Alpine Plants, published in London by George Bell & Sons. The plate is numbered "VIII" and lettered "Phlox divaricata" at the foot.

A single upright stem rises from the lower left, carrying a few long, pointed green leaves in opposite pairs, and ends in a domed cluster of lavender-blue flowers with narrow, notched petals and dark centers. The plant is drawn alone on the plain paper with no ground or background, and the pale violet of the petals is laid on in a thin wash that leaves the lighter veining of each flower visible.

Phlox divaricata is a native wildflower of the woodlands and shaded slopes of eastern North America, flowering in spring, and was a familiar plant in English gardens by the Victorian period.