Accession No

4724

Brief Description

botanical wall chart showing line drawing of Modecca trilobata, illustrating extra floral nectaries, by H. A. Chapman, English, 19th to 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Chapman, H. A.

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth (waterproofed?)

Dimensions

breadth 883mm; height 1371mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Modecca trilobata’ (handpainted at bottom)
‘H. A. Chapman
fecit’ (handpainted at bottom right)

Description Notes

Two black ink line drawings of Modecca trilobata.
Top shows leaf and branch, bottom shows different view, revealing fruit.
Title at bottom, signature bottom right.
In fair condition, but very fragile, ‘cos of the type of cloth.
Ref number on reverse.

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