A dissertation on the natural history and medicinal effects of the secale cornutum, or ergot / By Oliver Prescott. Read at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society, June 2, 1813.
Four engraved figures show rye ears on stalks, with dark, curved ergot bodies drawn beside and between them, labelled with letters A through G. The black-and-white line engraving on a faded printed page is set against a soft grey background of text.
- Artist
- Oliver Prescott
- Date
- 1813
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3102 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
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