Accession No

4973

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing fruit of Ficus, 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

524mm tall; 720mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘ARTOCARPEÆ’ (top)
‘FICUS’ (bottom)
‘Henslow’ (reverse. Handwritten in blue pencil)

Description Notes

Watercolours in green showing different views of flower of Ficus.
Right is a flower with near petals removed to show insides.
Left is a cross-section through the fruit (?)
Centre are three views of anthers.
Both headings are in black stencilled capitals.
Fair condition.

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