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Nourse Family Sketchbook, Common Thistle

Nourse Family1841/1846

Library of Virginia

Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States

The artist captured vividly the prickliness of the common thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, with its rich purple flower. A native of Europe, the plant is widely naturalized in the United States.

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  • Title: Nourse Family Sketchbook, Common Thistle
  • Creator: Nourse Family
  • Date: 1841/1846
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Publisher: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)
  • Original Source: Nourse family sketchbook from the Highlands:
Library of Virginia

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