Accession No

4974

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing flowers and fruit of Ulmus montana, 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

510mm tall; 695mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Ulmus montana .’ (top)
‘Henslow’ (reverse. Handwritten in blue pencil)

Description Notes

Watercolours in green and purple showing the flower and fruit of Ulmus.
Left is view of part of a branch with leaves, flowers etc.
Bottom right is a partially dissected flower showing anthers and stigma.
Bottom centre is the fruit.
No labels.

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