Sujet

Gall-nuts upon oak trees in Devon, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Gall-nuts upon oak trees in Devon, 1857. 'Much attention has been drawn to the oak-trees in Devonshire during the last three or four years. They have suddenly appeared studded with gall-nuts, in numbers so abundant as nearly to equal the leaves...I am not aware whether this gall-nut is equal in its astringent qualities to the gall-nuts imported [from which ink is made], or whether it might become a useful article of commerce; but in some districts it is so plentiful that almost any amount might be collected at a cheap rate'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A76_310

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

6,3Mo (207,8Ko) / 10,4cm x 15,2cm / 1227 x 1790 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature plant plants British color century Britain ink gall newspapers press B&W engraved engraving Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century raw materials The Print Collector Illustrated London News wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown 19th-century gall nut iron gall ink oak apple oak gall