Accession No

4989

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing flower of Laurus, by George Henslow, English, mid-19th Century to early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, George

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth (tape)

Dimensions

505mm tall; 685mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘LAURINEÆ’ (top)
‘LAURUS’ (bottom)
‘Henslow’ (reverse. Handwritten in blue pencil)

Description Notes

Four different views of the flower of Laurus. Line drawings with yellow and green watercolour to show anther and stigma.
Left is the flower from the outside, with the petals almost hiding the insides.
Centre is a view of the flower from above, showing the arrangement of the anthers and stigma.
Top right is a single anther, and bottom right is a close up of the pollen sacs of the anther.
Both headings are in black stencilled capitals.
Fair condition.

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