Accession No

5720

Brief Description

botanical wall chart depicting Compositae: Echinops and Chrysanthemum, plate no. 26 from Dr. Peter's Botanical Plates, by Dr Peter, English

Origin

England; London; 84 Newman Street

Maker

Peter O. Newmann and Company [publisher]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 896mm; height 709mm

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

‘Dr. Peter’s Botanical Plates. Plate No. 26. O.Newmann & Co., 84, Newman Street, London, W.’ (top)
‘2 Open flower seen from above’ (Next to a diagram)
‘5 Echinops sphaerocephalus
Seedling’ (bottom left)
‘1 - 4
Chrysanthemum
Coccineum willd.’ (bottom right)
‘Compositae. Bud just opening 3 Ray floret 4 Discoid floret ‘ (across bottom)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting Compositae: Echinops and Chrysanthemum. Five diagrams, all printed in colour. Reference numbers in both bottom corners.
Diagrams are numbered and labelled as above.
Inscriptions are printed at the top and bottom of the chart.

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