Accession No

5340

Brief Description

12 models of fungi, by I.V.A.C. and unknown German maker, French and German, 19th Century to 20th Century

Origin

France; Epouville

Maker

I.V.A.C.

Class

demonstration

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

paper; wood; plaster; organic (plant tissue (moss))

Dimensions

variable tallest widest deepest

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Trevor Phillips and Sons, 75 Jermyn Street, St James, London, England, on 14/08/1998. Purchased with aid of a 50% Prism Grant.

Inscription

Description Notes

12 models, French and German of fungi. Made of plaster, paper and wood. French maker I.V.A.C. Epouville, France. German maker unknown. 2 models with no identifiable maker or place of origin. 19th century to 20th century. The fungi are presented in an ‘au naturel’ style with their wooden bases covered with moss.

The French Models have a green wooden base with moss. They have a cream coloured label with the Latin fungi nomenclature and a darker cream to brown makers label. The label distinguishes edible from non-edible. This label is held in place by a form of handcut plastic protective layer (similar to book covering). The fungi are presented in twos or threes on each board representing various stages of growth. The fungi are held on to the wooden bases by screws from the fungi down into the wood rather than vice versa.

5340.1 Agaricus campestre
5340.2 Amanite panthère
5340.3 Amanite phalloïde (slight chip from surface of adult funghi)
5340.4 Amanite muscaria (slight chip from surface of adult funghi)
5340.5 Boletus edulis
5340.6 Lepiote procera

German models are on a black wooden base with moss. They are marked with a red painted on number (crudely painted) on the underside of the base is a paper label which gives details of Latin nomenclature and a description in German. There are some hand written annotations to each label. The German models form part of a series and have their original numbers on the paper labels. Two of the models are marked in ink on the fungus itself.

5340.7 Agaricus muscaria (red no 2580)
5340.8 Boletus piperatus (marked 295 on stem) (red No 264)
5340.9 Helvella esculenta (red no 261)
5340.10 Morchella esculenta (marked 11 on stem) (red no 261/4?)

unknown maker plain wooden base with moss, no marking or labelling
5340.11 single fungus
5340.12 group of 5 fungi one rust coloured one brown and three white.

Complete.

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