Recto: horizontal view of a common white daisy in blossom, parts of which are drawn over the lateral designs at center; a forekd stem of common cammomile with two petals at left; and a cammomile petal with part of the stem, shown from above, at right. Verso in opposite direction: four common dandelion seeds at left: a yellow moth, probably belonging to the genus antomeris, whose two hind wings have bands parallel to the margin and a large ocellus in the middle, at top right. Date: 1875–90. Dimensions: 26 x 27.4 cm (10 1/4 x 10 13/16 in.). Medium: black crayon, brush and gouache, graphite, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Study of White Daisy, Cammomile Stem with Two Petals, and a Cammomile Petal, 1875–90 (CH 18369175)
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