The Carline thistle
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 9 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
This drawing was originally part of the Paper Museum, a collection of drawings assembled by the Italian scholar Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657) in order to form a visual encyclopaedia of the ancient and natural worlds. This drawing belongs to the natural history group and shows a carline thistle, a medicinal flower which can be found in central and southern Europe. Despite Cassiano dal Pozzo’s intentions the encyclopaedia was never published.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.731-1949
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 9 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
