Accession No

5027

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting pollination in Arstolochia, by C. Müller, German, 1850-1967

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Müller, C. [artist] Laue, E. [lithographer] Parey, Paul [publisher] Kny, L.

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

790mm tall; 660mm 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

‘C. Müller ad .nat. del.’ (bottom left)
‘E. Laue lith. Berlin.’ t(bottom right)
‘Aristolochia’ (handpainted, bottom centre)
‘ Botanische Wandtafeln
von
L. KNY.
Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin.
S.W., 10 Hedemannstrasse
Tafel XCII.’ (top right)

Description Notes

Eleven printed colour diagrams (numbered 1-11) depicting pollination in Aristolochia.
1. (left) cut-away of flower, which is tall and thin. Insects are deep inside at the nectary, and must have passed ‘hairs’ (?anthers) to get there.
2. (left) cell structure of one of the ‘hairs’ (?anthers)
3. (centre right) a long thin row of cells growing out of a wall of chloroplast-ed cells
4. (centre) stigma from the side
5. (above centre) stigma from above.
6. (top centre) three pointed cells emerging from a base of cells.
7. (top centre) an insect - the vector for pollination
8. (right) a cut-away of the flower, at a later stage. The ‘hairs’ (?anthers) have disappeared, and a petal has curled over to prevent more insects entering. The seeds are developing.
9. (bottom centre) the developing fruit, from the side.
10. (below centre) the developing fruit from above
11. (top left) something spherical in cross-section. A pollen grain, or a seed?

No labels.
Species name is hand painted at bottom.
Good condition.

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