Accession No

5536

Brief Description

botanical wall chart, depicting Root system and root hairs (larger scale), by Frank und Tschirch

Origin

Maker

Frank Tschirch

Accession No

5615

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Pleodorina californica and P. illinoisensis, by Arthur Shrubbs, English, late 19th to early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Shrubbs, Arthur

Accession No

1277

Brief Description

set of three brass weights, in the shape of a duck and chickens, Burmese

Origin

Burma [now Myanmar]

Maker

Accession No

5584

Brief Description

botanical wall chart depicting Marsilea Megaspore and young plant, by Shrubbs

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs

Accession No

3734

Brief Description

sextant, by Jecker, French, early 19th Century

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Jecker

Accession No

0370

Brief Description

16lb nest of weights, by Christoph Hainlein, German, 2nd half of 17th Century

Origin

Germany; Nuremburg

Maker

Hainlein, Christopher

Accession No

5618

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting Ulva lactuca: swarmers, conjugation and germination (Borzi).

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs

Accession No

6692

Brief Description

tourmaline tongs, device for polarising light, 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Accession No

4657

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting section through Datura Stramonium L, with smaller inset diagrams of flower and seed germination, in colour, by J. F. Schreiber, Carolina Dodel-Port, and Arnold Dodel-Port, German, late 19th Century

Origin

Germany; Esslingen

Maker

Schreiber, J. F. [printer] Dodel-Port, Carolina [artist] Dodel-Port, Arnold [artist]

Accession No

1819

Brief Description

simple microscope, screw barrel type, attributed to John Smith, English, circa 1760

Origin

England; London; Royal Exchange [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Smith, John [attributed]