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The Apple
Order Item FWF-P5
$20.00
Antique botanical print from series titled "Familiar Wild Flowers" published by Cassell and Company, Ltd between 1878-1884. Illustrated and described by Frederick Edward Hulme who was born March 1841 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England and moved to London in 1844. He began studying art at South Kensington in 1858. In 1870 he was hired as art and drawing master at Marlborough College. In 1886 he was made professor of geometrical drawing at King's College. In 1896 he was made professor of geometrical and freehand drawing, again at King's College. He published and illustrated several works before passing away April 1909 in Kew, England.
This particular print is of a flowering tree, Pyrus Malus. The commonly-called crab-apple tree is covered in pink and white blossoms in May. From the fruit of the crab, verjuice is made. In its natural state, it is sometimes added to cider to give greater roughness and tartness. The wood of the apple is very hard. The trunk of the wild apple is preferred for use in turnery.
Print measures 5" wide X 7 1/2" tall and is in excellent condition for the age. Four additional descriptive text pages containing two black and white drawings are included with the purchase of this fine print.
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