No. 15. Cynips Quercus Folii.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

Date1851-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 1/2in. (14.9 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 5 1/2in. (22.9 x 14cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree large oak leaves are attached to a twig. Two round oak galls are on the two leaves at the right. At the top, a small insect or mite is shown in two different views, from the side and from the top, presumably greatly enlarged.

Object number1948.4.15

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "No. 15. / CYNIPS QUERCUS FOLII. / The Gall Insect."

On verso, upper left, in red ink, "56783". Lower right, in pencil, accession number and "Drw 48".

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