Accession No

6108

Brief Description

zoological wallchart depicting cotton plant being attacked by Boll-Weevil, anthonomus grandis, attributed to Fred C. Barrett, English, 1929

Origin

England; Cambridge; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge

Maker

Barrett, Fred C. [attributed]

Class

natural history; physiology; prints

Earliest Date

1929

Latest Date

1929

Inscription Date

1929

Material

paper; cloth (canvas)

Dimensions

1248mm; 1010mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

Cotton Plant Attacked By Boll-Weevil
Anthonomus grandis
Taken from U.S.A Insects. CottonBoll-Weevil By Howard L.O. 1907
Fecit. Fred. C. Barrett 1929 (handwritten)

Description Notes

Zoological wallchart depicting a cotton plant being attacked by Boll-Weevil (Anthonomus grandis).

The wallchart is made up of four diagrams: the Anthonomus grandis in three seperate stages of growth (adult, pupa, larva) and a depiction of an infested cotton plant.

The wallchart has the Zoology department number 343 written on the back

This diagram has a catalogue card (with image) associated with it, stored in the zoological teaching diagram cabinet

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

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