Accession No

6101

Brief Description

zoological wallchart depicting cross section Hydra, attributed to W. H. T. Tams and Marshall & Hurst, English, 1911

Origin

England; Cambridge; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge

Maker

Marshall and Hurst [attributed] W. H. T. Tams [attributed]

Class

natural history; physiology; prints

Earliest Date

1911

Latest Date

1911

Inscription Date

1911

Material

paper; cloth (canvas)

Dimensions

903mm; 905mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred via an individual at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on or before 05/06/2006.

Inscription

HYDRA
W.H.T. Tams. 1911.
Marshall & Hurst. p(?). 19 (handwritten)

Description Notes

Zoological wallchart depicting cross section through Hydra, freshwater relative of corals, sea anemones and jellyfish, member of the Cnidaria phylum.

The diagram is hand painted in monochrome with major anatomical features labeled.

The diagram has the zoology department number 71 written on the back.

This diagram has a catalogue card with an image associated with it and stored in the zoological teaching diagram catalogue.

References

Events

Description
This diagrams is part of a collection of around 100 zoological illustrations which were donated from the Department of Zoology in 2006. The diagrams were used for teaching, and were hand drawn. All of the diagrams are very large, so that in lectures all the students could easily see them.

[Label written by Rosanna Evans, year 10 work experience student]

Created by: Rosanna Evans, year 10 work experience student

FM:46571