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Maker(s):Moser, Barry
Culture:American (1940 - )
Title:Calluna Vulgaris from Flowering Plants of Massachusetts
Date Made:1969
Type:Drawing
Materials:pen and ink on medium thick, moderately textured, cream-colored paper
Place Made:United States
Measurements:sheet: 7 1/2 in x 5 in; 19 cm x 12.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Signature in black ink recto at the bottom of the image: BMoser. Title verso in ink: "Calluna vulgaris." Edition verso in pencil: 10/15
Accession Number:  SC 2014.54.81
Credit Line:Gift of Elizabeth O'Grady and Jeffrey P. Dwyer
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Drawing of a branching plant with flowering buds. Next to it is a close-up of one of its blossoms, with four petals. Below in red ink is its Latin name: Calluna Vulgaris. Also known as common heather or ling, it is a low-growing perrenial shrub.

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Moser, Barry
American (1940 - )
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