SMALL CRANBERRY (Oxycoccus palustris), Mary Vaux Walcott-1925 Print

Description: British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph SMALL CRANBERRY after work by Mary Vaux Walcott 1925 Oversized, Century Old PrintLower right corner tip fault; small left side spots Artist's initials are in-plate Small cranberry is distinguished from the other creeping cranberry of wetlands, large cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) by its smaller, oval leaves with acute tips and margins that roll under. The berry of this species is also smaller and drier in texture. This cranberry can spread by layering, a process in which prostrate stems lay down new roots where they contact the ground. Unlike large cranberry, this species is rarely cultivated, although some avid berry-pickers brave boggy conditions to harvest its fruits. (Most of edge shading in picture is due to print not being perfectly flat during photo) Occasional printer's ink spot/speck in margins - Priced Accordingly Some age and superficial handling wear on a great illustration; occasional spot/speck and some edge paper normal ruffling where bound This print is based on Walcott's 1925 folio, which was a collection of watercolor illustrations by Mary Vaux Walcott that were compiled into a series of 5 volumes titled North American Wild Flowers and published by The Smithsonian Institution in 1925. This print is NOT the original watercolor. This is a 1925 print. ~~~~Mary Morris Vaux received a set of watercolor paints at age eight and began experimenting with painting flowers. After her mother's death when Mary was nineteen, she assumed the responsibility of looking after her two younger brothers and her father. The family spent summers in the Canadian Rockies, where Mary and her brothers studied mineralogy and recorded the flow of glaciers in drawings and photographs. After 1887, Mary returned to western Canada almost every summer with her brothers and became an active mountain climber, outdoorswoman, and photographer. One summer a botanist asked her to paint a rare blooming arnica; her success in recording the flower encouraged her to concentrate on botanical illustration. For many years Mary Vaux explored difficult terrain in the Canadian Rockies, looking for important flowering species to paint.In 1913 she met Charles Doolittle Walcott, then secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, when he was conducting geological research. They were married a year later. Beginning the following summer, the couple spent from three to four months each season in the Canadian Rockies, where Dr. Walcott continued his geological and paleontological studies. During these summers Mary Vaux Walcott painted hundreds of watercolor studies of native flowers.At the urging of botanists and wildflower enthusiasts, a selection of four hundred of her illustrations was published in 1925 by the Smithsonian Institution in a five-volume edition titled North American Wild Flowers. ~~~~ Blank on Reverse Size: Approximately 9" X 12" Condition: Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)Ink spots in right margin - Priced Accordingly << Click Here to See Other Historical Prints >> Important: P/H is combined on multiple items that can be mailed together. Ebay does not always properly calculate combined P/h. Please request a combined invoice. The Fine Print International buyers are responsible for all import fees and taxes. Shipping costs: My shipping costs are calculated on three factors - getting your item to you as quickly as possible, as cost effectively as possible, and as safely as possible. I pride myself in providing optimal protection. I use First Class or Priority Mail on most small items; Parcel Post on larger items; and Media Mail on books and magazines. You may request expedited shipment if you are willing to pay costs. P/H is combined on multiple prints mailed at the same time. Please make your purchases from my auctions or store. I will send a combined invoice reflecting your savings. The Nature of Prints & Engravings: It was not until the 20th century that prints were commonly produced for the print itself. Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as illustrations to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques: relief printing (woodcut & wood engraving), intaglio printing (steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and planographic printing (lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.). While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty. History-On-Paper Item #1223-975

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