Priscilla Susan Bury (nee Falkner) (British, 1799-1872) Amaryllis Superba. Brazil, inscribed lower

Priscilla Susan Bury (nee Falkner) (British, 1799-1872) 'Amaryllis Superba. Brazil', inscribed lower right below the title '(imported Bulb) at Mrs Arnold Harrison's, 21st April 1828', reproduced as plate 31 in Bury's 'Selection of Hexandrian Plants', papermaker's blind stamp to the corner, 55.2 x 44.1 cm; Amaryllis Psittacina, inscribed lower right below the title 'Botanic Garden' [Liverpool], illustrated as plate 23 of Bury's Hexandrian Plants, embossed papermaker's stamp to the corner, 55.4 x 44 cm. watercolour (2) Provenance: Private Collection, Hertfordshire For a comparable example bearing Priscilla Bury's handwriting, see one of the watercolours preserved at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Amaryllis - unframed - a fold along the bottom edge running through the bulb, some dirt spots and light postting, selottape attached on the right edge; Amaryllis Psittacina - unframed - horizontal fold along the bottom, some crimkling to the bottom edge, slight foxing and staining, glue marks on the reverse