Accession No

5010

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting the bark of Quercus.

Origin

Cambridge

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

530mm tall; 755mm 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

‘BARK OF QUERCUS.’ (top right)

Description Notes

Black ink line drawing of a 3D piece of bark, with shading to show different tissues.
The following areas are labelled (black stencilled capitals): ‘periderm’ and ‘xylem’ at top left; ‘dead phloem & periderm’ and ‘living phloem’ at bottom right.
Good condition

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