Ref NoLDGSL/542
TitleWatercolour of a quartz crystal with asbestos inclusion
Date[1854]
LevelSeries
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour drawing of a quartz crystal with asbestos inclusions, by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby, [1854].
Caption reads:
'Mineralogical phenomenon
Rock crystal with an hexahedral pyramid in the centre formed of Asbestos. This Crystal is supposed to be unique, Mr Sowerby never having seen a similar one, so extraordinarily curious and beautiful. Charlotte C Sowerby.'
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Administrative HistoryEldest daughter of the conchologist, illustrator and natural history dealer George Brettingham Sowerby (1788-1854) who, like other members of her family, was a talented natural history illustrator. Her best known published work was ‘The illustrated bouquet, consisting of figures with descriptions of new flowers’, published by E G Henderson & Son, London, 1857-1864.
ProvenancePresented to the Society by Charlotte Sowerby, 1854.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialFor three other drawings made by Charlotte Sowerby of volcanoes of Bourbon, France, 1858-1859, for George Poulett Scrope, see LDGSL/529/B-D.
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSOWERBY | Charlotte Caroline | 1820-1865 | natural history artist
SubjectQuartz crystal
Natural wonders
TermMineralogy
Minerals
Previous referenceLDGSL 542
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/197SOWERBY; Charlotte Caroline (1820-1865); natural history artist1820-1865
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