Accession No

5411

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Lychnis, Dianthus, Stellaria flowers, by George Henslow, English, mid-19th Century to early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, George

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 474mm; height 643mm

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

‘DIANTHUS’ (below top diagram)
‘LYCHNIS’ (below bottom left diagram)
‘STELLARIA’ (below bottom right diagram)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting the flowers of Lychnis, Dianthus and Stellaria. Three diagrams, all fully coloured. Each has a name stencilled beneath it.
Reference number written in both the top left and bottom left corners.
Wallchart has been torn in two, and is taped across the back.

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