Accession No

5033

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting flowers of Euphorbia, by John Stevens Henslow, English, 1827-1861

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, John Stevens

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1827

Latest Date

1861

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

650mm tall; 975mm 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

‘Euphorbia’ (top centre)

Description Notes

Two watercolours in green and yellow of flowers of Euphorbia.
Left is a flower with no obvious anthers, while right is a flower shown in cut-away, with ten anthers, and a bulbous stigma on a stalk hanging out of the flower.
Stencilled title at top.
Entire chart is covered with brown spots (? damp). Otherwise good condition.

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