Antique plate from 1897 - Tradescantia Virginica - Original illustration

Discover this beautiful and rare botanical engraving dating from 1897, featuring the virginia spiderwort (tradescantia virginica) by e.godard 🌿 this is an authentic copy, over 120 years old, and not a recent reproduction. The illustration is a beautiful 20 X 29 cm format, large enough to see all the details and will look magnificent if you decide to frame it. 🌿 the condition, although vintage, is in very good condition, this engraving has minimal soiling towards the bottom of the page. See photos... This chromo-lithograph of captivating accuracy and beauty, conveys the natural tones of the leaves and the flower. 🌿 this original plate with its beautiful patina, sold unframed, is both informative and aesthetic, celebrating the beauty of the plant world 🌿 tradescantia virginica: hardy perennial plant with purple or blue star-shaped flowers. Its tufted green foliage is ornamental. It adapts well to wet or dry soils, ideal for borders and flowerbeds. 🌿 this antique engraving comes from a book originally designed for horticulturists and nurserymen. It was published by octave doin in paris with the librairie agricole de la maison rustique and the grain merchant vilmorin andrieux 🌿 the cardstock of this lithograph is cream, giving a retro charm to the whole. The back is blank. 🌿 in addition, I offer many other engravings from the same series, all distinct and old. Also explore my varied collection of illustrations and lithographs, including botanical and zoological ones from other series. [ref. 019-dph.t5. Pl.70] 🌿 please contact me for more information or to consider a group purchase, thus benefiting from discounts and advantageous shipping costs. Note: floral nostalgia garden retro of yesteryear composition horticulture herbarium decoration period drawing formerly bouquet flora gardening.