Accession No

5028

Brief Description

botanical wall chart depicting flower and fruit of Daphne mezereum, by Fr. Engleder, German, 1850-1967

Origin

Germany; Esslingen, near Stuttgart

Maker

Engleder, Fr. [artist] Schreiber, J. F. [publisher]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

755mm tall; 595mm 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

‘Daphne’ (MS blue pencil, bottom centre)
‘Daphne Mez.’ (MS blue pencil, reverse)
‘Henslow’ (MS blue pencil, reverse)

Description Notes

Seven printed colour diagrams, mostly greens and pinks (labelled a-g), showing flowers and fruit of Daphne.
(The German captions come from the label stuck on the back)
a. (left) whole plant, from roots to shoot tips; ‘Blümende Pflanze in natürl. Grösse.’
b. (top centre) group of three flowers; ‘Drei büschelförmig vereinigte Blütenknospen’
c. (centre) cut away of flower, showing positions of anthers and stigma; ‘Eine der Länge nach ausgeschnittene Blüte.’
d. (top right) plant with ripe fruit; ‘Fruchtzweig.’
e. (bottom centre) longitudinal section through stigma; ‘Stempel, der Länge nach durchschnitten’
f. (bottom centre) section through fruit, revealing seed; ‘Beere, der Länge nach durchshnitten.’
g. (bottom centre) section through seed; ‘Same, der Breite nach durchschnitten.’
On the reverse side, a label is stuck. All script is Gothic font, except the Latin species name, which is Roman.
‘Engleders Wandtafeln für den naturkundlichen Unterricht. Pflanzenkunde. Seidelbast oder Kellerhals. - Daphne Mezereum.’
The captions for the diagrams follow, then: ‘Verlag von J. F. Schreiber in Esslingen bei Stuttgart. Lief. I.2’
Fair condition.

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