Accession No

4924

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting parts of Cuscuta, including sections of stem and flower, English, early 19th Century to late 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

height 670mm; breadth 983mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘Cuscuta’ (bottom right)

Description Notes

Watercolours in brown and green. The right hand side is taken up with a cross-section of a stem (?). Flower with sexual organs is top centre. Whole plant climbs up left side. Curved green organ, labelled ‘E’ in centre.
Ref number in bottom left.
Inscription bottom right.

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