Accession No

5505

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Phalaenopsis, 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 536mm; height 697mm

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

‘PHALAENOPSIS’ (below diagrams)

Description Notes

Botanical wallchart, depicting Phalaenopsis, by George Henslow, English, mid-19th Century to early 20th Century.
Diagrams depicting Phalaenopsis. There are four diagrams of parts of the flower. One is large, and of the complete structure. The other three are smaller and are below the main diagram. These portray smaller sections. All the diagrams are drawn and are in colour. The inscription is stenciled below the diagrams. There are reference numbers in the top and bottom right hand corners.

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