Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): flowering stem with separate fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
- Date:
- [1772]
- Reference:
- 16729i
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Description
Cucumber fruits are eaten both raw and pickled, and an oil from the seeds is used in cooking. Young fruits of Cucumis sativus and its cultivars are known as gherkins.
Publication/Creation
[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1772]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.5 x 22.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Cucumis satius, vulgaris, maturo fructu subluteo. C.B.Pin.310. Ital. Cetriuolo. - Gall. Concombre ordinaire
Reference
Wellcome Collection 16729i
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Location Status Access Closed stores