| RefNo | MS/109/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Painting of Capsicum minus fructu, by Jacob van Huysum |
| Date | c.1730 |
| Description | Botanical study of a specimen of capsicum, common name pepper. According to Philip Miller's 'The Gardeners Dictionary' (1754), it is 'called by the Inhabitants of the West-Indies [Caribbean], Barbary Pepper'.
Plant with small upright red peppers and green to orange unripe fruit. Inscribed in ink 'Capsicum minus fructu parvo pyramidali erecto, Sloan. Cat. 112. N.2'. Not signed. |
| Extent | 1 painting |
| Format | Watercolour |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper. Heavy transfer staining from adjacent work. |
| Dimensions | 373x269mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Repeated in the British Museum collection, SL,5283.45. Slight variations to the Royal Society copy. Digital image available on online catalogue. |