Accession No

5586

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting Marsilia plant, by Arthur Shrubbs, English, 1870-1922

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs, Arthur

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 862mm; height 662mm

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

‘MARSILIA BRAZILIENSIS
M.POLYCARPA’ (below diagrams)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting Marsilia plant. There are two diagrams, both drawn and fully coloured. The inscription runs across tthe bottom, indicating that the left hand, larger, diagram depicts ‘Marsilia Braziliensis’, whilst the right hand diagram depicts ‘M.Polycarpa’. Reference numbers are in the bottom left and bottom right corners.

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