Original Hand‑Colored Botanical Engraving — Cypripedium villosum (Lady’s Slipper Orchid) — Antique Orchid Plate (19th Century)

An authentic 19th‑century hand‑colored botanical engraving depicting Cypripedium villosum, the Lady’s Slipper Orchid. This plate highlights the species’ distinctive yellow slipper‑shaped pouch and long red‑striped lateral petals, rendered with precise botanical detail and finished with period hand‑applied watercolor on wove paper. A refined example of Victorian scientific illustration. Excellent circulated condition.

Dimension: W10.5" x H14"

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