This interesting collection of delicate botanical watercolours is by Elsie Mary Dudley (d.1903), future wife of artist Thomas Campbell-Bennett (1858–1948). The particular charm of these works lies in the detailed botanical notes that accompany each painting, the collection thereby evidencing 19th-century horticultural knowledge being applied in the field: the 'specimens' collected for this project were gathered at various locations around the UK—including at Dudley's native Kinver in Staffordshire, and further afield in Wales and Scotland. Elsie Dudley married artist Thomas Campbell-Bennett in Staffordshire in 1886, moving to Cornwall by 1888. Bennett was a founder member of the Westward Ho! Art Club and the couple moved in artistic circles, in the acquaintance of Devon artists Widgery, Pike and Ager.