Accession No

5379

Brief Description

botanical teaching model of Dryopteris filix-mas by Osterloh, German, late 19th to early 20th Century

Origin

Germany

Maker

Osterloh

Class

natural history; demonstration

Earliest Date

1870

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

wood; plaster; paper (card, cardboard); metal

Dimensions

height 430mm; diameter of base 137mm

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 label
3 OSTERLOH-MODELL NR. 158
Dryopteris filix-mas
[logo] Schildfarn, Wurmfarn
1880 Junge Farnpflanze
Made in Germany 30X

Description Notes

Botanical teaching model of Dryopteris filix-mas by Osterloh, German, late 19th early 20th Century.

Plain wooden stand with a column to support the plant model. Wooden stem is imbedded in plant leaf A. Succulent type plant showing rooting system. Construction appears to be paper core covered with plaster. At the back of leaf A is a detachable leaf B labelled by the model makers 15B. Through the use of a metal prong it is attached to the main leaf and stem. Some plaster has been lost and the paper core repainted green to match the rest of the plant. On the base is a label with the above inscription.

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