'Monstrous' radish
Date
2 June 1703
Creator
Henry Hunt (British) , Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p99
Material
Dimensions
height (paper): 314mm
width (paper): 190mm
width (paper): 190mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Drawing of a 'monstrous' radish, which was shown to the Royal Society in 1703. In Henry Hunt's hand it is written at the top, 'The root of a redish'.
Transcription
At the top: The root of a redish.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
2 June 1703: '[Mr Hunt] also shewed a monstrous radish, which is in a shape like a hand' (JBO/11/23).
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