Accession No

4970

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing the plant of Polygonum lapathifolium, 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

705mm tall; 505mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Polygonaceæ.’ (top)
‘P. lapathifolium.’ (bottom)
‘ochrea’ (left centre)
‘Henslow’ (reverse. Handwritten in blue pencil, though faded)

Description Notes

Watercolours in green, pink and yellow showing the plant of Polygonum.
Main picture is of the upper plant, with the ochrea marked.
Bottom left shows petals and anthers ‘unrolled’.
Bottom right is line sketch of the fruit (?).
Hand inked headings at top and bottom.
Fair condition.

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