The Sensitive Plant
| Title | The Sensitive Plant |
|---|---|
| Artist | Maria Edgar |
| Date | 1808 19th century |
| Medium | Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper |
| Origin | American American |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of Maria P. James, 1910 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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