Accession No

4968

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing flowers of Quercus, 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

533mm tall; 620mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘CUPULIFERÆ’ (top)
‘QUERCUS’ (bottom)
‘Henslow’ (reverse. Handwritten in blue pencil)

Description Notes

Watercolours in green and yellow showing the flower and fruit of Quercus.
Top left, upper plant, with flowers
Top right, stigma with calyx (?)
Bottom left, stigma without calyx (?)
Centre bottom, cross-section through fruit
Bottom right, cross-section through seed.
No labels.
Poor condition.

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