Accession No

4969

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing flowers of Salix, by John Stevens Henslow, English, 1827-1861

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, John Stevens

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1827

Latest Date

1861

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

665mm tall; 492mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Sa lix fem:’ (bottom)
‘flower from fertile cath***
of two (?) Salicis
J.S. Henslow’ (MS pencil at bottom, between ‘x’ and ‘f’ of stencilled title, which partially obscures it)

Description Notes

Watercolours in green, brown and yellow of two views of the flower of Salix.
Left is whole flower (which is hairy).
Right is probably another flower, but it’s not hairy, and is a slightly different shape.
No labels.
Fair condition.

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