The crane illustration in my collage is ‘Cloisonne, crane’, a chromolithograph published by L. Prang & Co. between 1861 and 1897. The title refers to the decorative cloisonné style it imitates, with bold outlines and flat areas of colour inspired by enamelwork. Artist unknown.
Plants commonly known as “cranesbills” are so called because their long, pointed seed pods were thought to resemble the beak of the long-legged wading bird, the crane. The name inspired botanists to call the genus “Geranium” from geranós, the Greek word for crane. #FolkloreSunday