Accession No

6255

Brief Description

six botanical Models of economic Plants: cacao, tobacco, tea, olives, cotton and coffee, by Laboratorium fur Biologie und Projektion, Austrian, c. 1900

Origin

Graz, II, Alberstrasse 15, Austria

Maker

Laboratorium fur Biologie und Projektion

Class

biology; demonstration

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; canvas; coloured plastic (?); wire; paper (cardboard)

Dimensions

6 x cardboard cases: width: 305mm; length: 432mm; height: 76mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Dorotheum Auction House, Palais Dorotheum, A-1010 Wien, Dorotheergasse 17, Austria. Lot 165 in Historische Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Globen sale, 29/10/2008.

Inscription

Ink Stamp on each model
Laboratorium fur Biologie und Projektion GRAZ, II, Alberstrasse 15

Description Notes

Six botanical Models of economic Plants: cacao, tobacco, tea, olives, cotton and coffee, by the“Laboratorium fur Biologie und Projektion”, Austrian, c. 1900.

All six models are made of mixed material, including wood and canvas. The models are mounted on card backing using wires, and placed inside fitted cardboard boxes. Each model’s card mount is stamped with: “Laboratorium fur Biologie und Projektion GRAZ, II, Alberstrasse 15”.
Each model comes with a loose name label indicating plant type, written in manuscript. The plant type is also written in manuscript in crayon on the lid of each box.

6255.1 - Kaffee
Wooden stem with 10 large green canvas leaves attached, plus a number of small white canvas flowers, and two buds of multiple dark red and orange berries.

6255.2 - Kakao
Cacao Model is in two parts. One pod is attached to the lid of the box. Plant model has wood stem with 8 large green canvas leaves and three pale brown leaves, plus a number of small pink canvas flowers, and two cacao pods.

6255.3 - Thee
Wooden stem with 16 medium sized green canvas leaves, plus four medium white and pink canvas flowers.

6255.4 - Oliven
Wooden stem with 14 long thin dark green canvas leaves with light green veins, three stems of small white flowers and three olives. (Name label missing).

6255.5 - Baumwolle
Wooden stem with 7 dark green multi-pronged canvas leaves, two large light yellow canvas flowers, two large real wool buds, one is no longer attached to plant.

6255.6 - Tabak
Four very large light green canvas leaves, wooden stem, long thin pink flowers grouped in two stems of two, one stem of three and three single flowers (eight flowers in total).

Condition: good / complete

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