Accession No

5677

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Tubers (Saxifraga granulata), by John Stevens Henslow, English, 1827-1861

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, John Stevens

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1827

Latest Date

1861

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 671mm; height 493mm

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

‘Saxifraga granulata’(bottom)

Description Notes

Diagram depicting Tubers (Saxifraga granulata).
A single diagram, drawn in colour.
Inscription is written in the bottom left corner.
No other labels.
Reference number in the bottom left. (Previous PS ref. was A6)
Pencil inscription below diagram.
Also penned inscription: ‘Saxifraga granulata’ (appears to be in Henslow’s handwriting).

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