Semper Augustus
E82789
Semper Augustus was a famously rare and extravagantly priced tulip variety that became an icon of the 17th-century Dutch tulip mania speculative bubble.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical economic symbol
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ornamental plant ⓘ tulip cultivar ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Tulip mania ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Holland ⓘ |
| causeOfPattern | tulip breaking virus ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| cultivationPurpose |
ornamental gardening
ⓘ
status symbol ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Dutch Golden Age tulip illustrations ⓘ |
| economicRole | speculative asset ⓘ |
| family | Liliaceae ⓘ |
| flowerPattern |
broken color pattern
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flamed stripes ⓘ |
| genus | Tulipa ⓘ |
| hasPlantPart | bulb ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
most expensive tulip of tulip mania
ⓘ
rarest tulip of tulip mania ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct cultivar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an icon of tulip mania
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extreme rarity ⓘ striped flower pattern ⓘ very high price ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| marketRoleDuringTulipMania | benchmark of high-end tulip prices ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
economic history literature
ⓘ
historical accounts of Dutch tulip mania ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
always august
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ever majestic ⓘ |
| nativeRegion |
Low Countries
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surface form:
Low Countries (cultivated)
|
| notableFeature |
highly sought after by wealthy collectors
ⓘ
very limited number of bulbs available ⓘ |
| plantType | perennial ⓘ |
| plantUse |
display in gardens
ⓘ
display in still-life paintings ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
financial mania
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market irrationality ⓘ speculative bubbles ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| tradeParticipants |
nobility
ⓘ
speculators ⓘ wealthy merchants ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
behavioral finance case studies
ⓘ
discussions of asset price bubbles ⓘ |
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