Blooming "Draecena fragrans"
Artist
Frederick K. Coulson
(American, 1869–1931)
DateApril 14, 1898 at 5:30 p.m.
Mediumcyanotype on cream wove paper
Dimensions24.8 x 29.2 cm (sheets), 25.4 x 20.5 x 2.0 cm (bound)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number2010.271.172
DescriptionPhotograph from an album of 208 cyanotypes on cream wove paper.This cyanotype of a blooming "Dracaena fragrans" is inscribed with both a date and time of day. The "Dracaena fragrans" is an infrequent bloomer, often prompted by cooler temperatures. Its numerous white blossoms, which appear only in the evently are highly fragrant.
–"Frederick Coulson: Blueprints of a Golden Age," by James A. Welu, p.
53, plate 32
ProvenanceLee Gallery, Winchester, MA
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