Accession No

4996

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing flowers and fruit of Æsculus hippocastaneum, by J. F. Schreiber, Engleder, J. Eichler, and Henslow, German, c. 1850-1967

Origin

Germany; Esslingen, near Stuttgart

Maker

Schreiber, J. F. [publisher] Engleder [attributed artist] Eichler, J. [attributed assisting artist] Henslow

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

752m tall; 575mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Æsculus Hippocastaneum’ (stencilled, bottom)
‘Henslow’ (MS pencil, reverse - same hand as signed the G. Henslow charts)
‘Æscutus Hipp*****’ (blue pencil MS, reverse, partially obscured by tape repairing centre fold)

Description Notes

Eight printed diagrams of fruit and flowers of Æsculus. Labelled with letters, which are explained on the label on reverse.
a. Main picture, top left, shows upper part of plant, with leaves and flowers; (‘Blühender Zweig’)
b. Top right, flower; (‘Eine Blüte von vorne gefehen’)
c. Bottom right, cut away flower, to show anthers and stigma; (‘Dieselbe im Längsschnitt’)
d. Bottom right, developing fruit; (‘Der Stempel mit zurückgeschlagenem Relche’)
e. bottom centre, cross-section through fruit; (‘Der Fruchtknoten im Querschnitt’)
f. bottom left, mature fruit, starting to burst open; (Die reise, aufgesprungene Fruchtkapsel’)
g. bottom centre, seed; (‘Ein Same (Rastanie)’)
h. Bottom left, longitudinal section through seed; (‘Dieselbe im Längschnitt’)
Hand stencilled title added at bottom.

Label stuck on reverse, bottom right (all in Gothic font, except Latin species name, which is in Roman): ‘Engleders Wandtafeln für den naturkundlichen Unterricht. Pflanzenkunde, unter Mittwirkung von J. Eichler (Stuttgart). Aésculus Hippocastanum. Rokkastanie. [a key to the diagrams overleaf follows] Verlag von J. F. Schreiber in Esslingen bei Stuttgart. X. Efg. Taf. 60’

Very poor condition.

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