Penny cress or Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate segments of flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
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Seeds of penny cress were used as a diuretic, to treat rheumatism and as a general tonic
Publication/Creation
[Romae (Rome)] : Bouchard et Gravier
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.2 x 23.1 cm
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Lettering
Thlaspi arvense, perfoliatum, maius. C.B.Pin.106. I.R.H.212 Ital. Tlaspi offic
Reference
Wellcome Collection 17142i
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Location Status Access Closed stores