Common Hop, Humulus lupus
Item
Title
Common Hop, Humulus lupus
Description
The items included in the Common Hop display include a compressed piece of dried hop heads and a botanical illustration from Koehler’s Medicinal-Pflanzen. Common Hop has been used in beer as a biter and stability agent since the 9th century.
Creator
Artist/Collector
Walther Otto Müller, C. F. Schmidt, and K. Gunther / T. E. Donne
Date
Date Collected
1887 / 1904
Spatial Coverage
Location
Illinois, USA / New Zealand
Medium
Medium/Material
Watercolor / Compressed block of hops
Rights Holder
© The Field Museum, Image No. 707498, Cat. No. 2108933, 268858
