Monarda didyma/ Scarlet Lion's Tail

Attributed to The Hon. Booth Grey British

ca. 1791 (?)

Not on view

The style and technique of this collage derive from Mary Delany. The Grey family was certainly in Delany’s circle; in fact, four of her works are annotated as plants she received from a "Mr. B. Grey" (now in the British Museum). Inspired by her method of cut-paper mosaic, Booth Grey additionally employed watercolor to denote details and shading in his specimens. This collage was included in a collection annotated "90 Plants / done by the / Honble Booth Grey" that descended in the Grey family. There are two candidates for its possible author as family members shared the same name and title.

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Title: Monarda didyma/ Scarlet Lion's Tail
Artist: Attributed to The Hon. Booth Grey (British, 1740–1802)
Date: ca. 1791 (?)
Medium: Paper mosaic: cut piece of laid paper colored with watercolor, laid onto a supporting sheet colored entirely with black ink and marked with a white paper label
Dimensions: sheet: 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (29.8 x 21.6 cm)
Classification: Cut Paper
Credit Line: Mary Martin Fund, 2005
Object Number: 2005.144
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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