Accession No

5306

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing fruits of Lepidum campestre, 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

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 991mm; height 671mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge from 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘Lepidum campestre’ (bottom centre)

Description Notes

Botanical wallchart showing fruits of Lepidum campestre (Cruciferae).
Four diagrams, all in colour.
Inscription is hand-written at bottom centre.
No other labels.
Reference numbers at bottom left and right corners. (Unchanged PS ref.)
Ink inscription left centre read “Lepidum campestre” and is signed “JS. Henslow”.

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