Accession No

4976

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing flowers of Morus, 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

480mm tall; 691mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘MORUS’ (bottom)
‘Henslow’ (reverse. Handwritten in blue pencil)

Description Notes

Watercolours in green and yellow showing the flower (?) of Morus.
Top left, opened out flower, showing anthers.
Bottom left, close-up of anther.
Centre, bunch of green spheres with spikes - unopened flowers (?)
Right, close-up of the spikes.
No labels.

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