Accession No

5371

Brief Description

botanical teaching model, Equisetum, made of wood and bakelite, by Hagenbeek Wageningen (or Brendel of Berlin - see notes), 19th Century

Origin

Germany; Berlin [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Hagenbeek Wageningen Brendel of Berlin [attributed]

Class

biology; demonstration

Earliest Date

1870

Latest Date

1890

Inscription Date

Material

wood; paper; plastic (bakelite); metal

Dimensions

height 502mm ; diameter of base 125mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Trevor Philip & Sons, 75a Jermyn Street, St James, London, England on 02/02/1999. 22 Botanical models were purchased as one lot. Purchased with grant aid from PRISM fund administered by the Science Museum.

Inscription

on the blue label
No. 3
Equisetum
arvense L. sporae, elateres
Horsetail, Spor. Schachtelhalm,
perrounded, with spor u. Schleund.
their elateres Prêle épi,
Equiseto, spor. entourées
Spore ad elaterii de ses élatèrees
Equisetaceae.
Verg. 20- 100fach

Description Notes

botanical teaching model of Equisetum spores and elateres made of wood and papier mâche by Hagenbeek Wageningen (or Brendel of Berlin) from the 19th century.

Wooden base painted black. In the centre of the base is a blue label with Latin classifications, English, French, German and Italian translations. Below the blue label is a paper label with a blue border inside of which is black handwritten type “424”. The base is turned with four turned wooden columns to support the spores and elateres. The spores etc reside at the top of wooden support rods. These spores are made of bakelite. Two of the rods have further paper labels with the number “3” in black handwritten ink.

condition good.

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