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Vintage Swedish Herbarium - Garden Pea, circa 1929

$295.00

A garden pea may seem an unlikely candidate for an herbarium, which is perhaps what makes this one so charming. Grown near Dunkfors, a small village in Sweden, this delicate flower was gathered on an August day in 1929, when summer was beginning its slow turn toward autumn.

One can imagine it flowering quietly among the vegetable rows, its soft blossoms tucked among curling tendrils and green leaves. Perhaps it was simply noticed while passing through the garden, beautiful enough to be saved. Carefully pressed and preserved, the little flower became a record of an ordinary summer day, in an ordinary garden, more than ninety years ago.

Today, it offers something wonderful, a glimpse of a Swedish garden at the end of summer, when the last flowers were still blooming and there was still time to gather one more.

A garden pea may seem an unlikely candidate for an herbarium, which is perhaps what makes this one so charming. Grown near Dunkfors, a small village in Sweden, this delicate flower was gathered on an August day in 1929, when summer was beginning its slow turn toward autumn.

One can imagine it flowering quietly among the vegetable rows, its soft blossoms tucked among curling tendrils and green leaves. Perhaps it was simply noticed while passing through the garden, beautiful enough to be saved. Carefully pressed and preserved, the little flower became a record of an ordinary summer day, in an ordinary garden, more than ninety years ago.

Today, it offers something wonderful, a glimpse of a Swedish garden at the end of summer, when the last flowers were still blooming and there was still time to gather one more.

9.5” x 15.75”

Custom framing available upon request, please inquire.