Accession No

5013

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing flowers and fruit of various plants from the Myristicaceæ family, by A. Peter and Theodor Fischer, German, c. 1850-1928

Origin

Germany; Cassel [now Kassel] and Berlin

Maker

Peter, A [attributed artist] Fischer, Theodor [publisher] O. Newmann and Company [attributed agent]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1928

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth; metal (brass rings)

Dimensions

700m tall; 890mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, in 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘Druck und Verlag von Theodor Fischer in Cassel und Berlin’ (top right)
‘A. Peter Taf. 8..’ (top left)
‘Myristicaceae’ (bottom left)
‘O. Newmann & Co., London, W.’ (stamped bottom right)

Description Notes

Seven printed colour diagrams of fruit and flowers of Myristica.
Diagrams 1-6 are of Myristica fragrans Houtt.
1. Top centre, cut away of fruit, revealing seed.
2. Top left, longitudinal-section through seed.
3. Top right, cross-section through seed.
4. Bottom centre, cut away of female flower.
5. Bottom centre, cut away of male flower.
6. Bottom left, diagrammatic cross-section through flower.
7. Bottom right, flower of Myristica corticosa Hook.f.et Thoms.
Each diagram has a scale marked beside it. Bottom centre ‘ 1-6.Myristica fragrans Houtt.’, bottom right ‘Myristica corticosa Hook.f.et Thoms.’
The name of ‘Newmann’ seems to be ink stamped onto the printed chart.
Chart has brass reinforced holes at the corners (to allow it to be hung by string).
Fair condition.

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