Item HCO/1/5/2/4 - Eschscholzia (Poppy)

Extent: 1 folder

6 paintings of petals, 10 sepia photographs and 1 note. From an envelope labelled 'Eschscholzia' and addressed to A E Gairdner, JIHI: 1. Painting of 3 petals (purple, red and pink) on white card, annotated '8/34, 1/34, 63/35, maroon, scarlet', signed 'HCO', no date. 2. Painting of 1 flower and 1 petal (pink, white) annotated '38/44[?] Mab, 38/35 Back', signed 'HCO', no date. 3. Painting of 3 petals (yellow, orange/yellow), annotated 'out, in, in, 27/34', signed 'HCO', no date. 4. Painting of 2 petals (orange, red/orange), annotated 'inside, orange. 9/34, outside, red orange', signed 'HCO', no date. 5. Painting of 2 petals (pink) annotated 'out, in, light carmine', signed 'HCO', no date. 6. Painting of 2 petals (pale yellow) annotated 'in, out, 27/34 short', signed 'HCO', no date. 7.-9. Sepia photograph (x3) of 2 flower heads, back reads 'Esch, yellow f[....?], no date. 10. Sepia photograph of 1 flower and 1 petal, back reads '38/35, fl and back of petal', no date 11.-12. Sepia photograph of a petal x 2. 13.-16. Sepia photograph (x 4) of 10 petals with male/female symbols and 'Fi' and 'F 2 11/35' labels, no date. 17. Paper, 1 p, list written in pencil headed 'finished photos & colours', signed 'H C Osterstock, dated 1928.