Lilium Cordifolium, by H. J. Elwes Black Pepper Fruits in Urns: Image: 9

Fruits in Urns:              Image: 9 x 12"

artists have been fascinated by the subject for centuries

Manufacturers used large format catalogs with illustrations of the latest fashions

He also published a volume of black and white antique vases (later hand colored) from a private collection

Lilium Cordifolium, by H. J. Elwes Black Pepper Fruits in Urns: Image: 9THE VICTORIAN ERA H. J. Elwes (1846 1922), a widely traveled naturalist explorer who first became interested in lilies on a trip to the Himalayas. His folio, "A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880. The plates were drawn by H. J. Elwes, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Stones. H. J. Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time. The original folios were primarily hand colored lithographs