Accession No

5146

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart. Sphagnum: leaf trans. and surface. Maker Shrubb.

Origin

Maker

Shrubb

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 997mm; height 712mm

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

SPHAGNUM

Description Notes

Botanical wallchart. Sphagnum: leaf trans. and surface. Maker Shrubb.

Hand painted botanical teaching diagram of sphagnum a variety of peat moss in watercolour shades of greens and browns. The diagram depicts gross and cellular anatomy of a single moss stem with seed pod.

The paper had been mounted onto a cloth backing for support.

Good condition.

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