Accession No

5073

Brief Description

botanical teaching diagram depicting the Phascum plant, 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

breadth 662mm; height 481mm

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

Phascum
049 (scribbled out with 37 written next to it)
‘JS Henslow’ (?)

Description Notes

Botanical wallchart. Phascum: plant. Maker J.S. Henslow.

Hand painted and coloured botanical teaching diagram showing the root section and lower leaves with the upper section of the plant continued alongside the lower section.

There is a handwritten inscription along the bottom which appears to be the makers signature, however the word ‘Phascum’ has been painted over the top, obscuring the writing from direct translation.

The diagram is painted onto heavy paper which has been cloth backed for support.

Framed.

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