Lady's bedstraw (Galium verum L.): entire flowering plant with separate enlarged flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
- Date:
- [1772]
- Reference:
- 16744i
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Description
The roots of lady's bedstraw give a red dye, the juice was used to curdle milk, the leaves are diuretic and purgative and were used medicinally and dried whole plants were used to fill matresses
Publication/Creation
[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1772]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.8 x 22.9 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Gallium luteum. C.B.Pin.335. - T.115. Gall. Caillelait jaune
Reference
Wellcome Collection 16744i
Type/Technique
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Location Status Access Closed stores