Colchicum autumnale. L. VI. 3 flos., No. 56.

Description:

Brendel model of Colchicum autumnale (or autumn crocus). Robert Brendel began in business in Breslau in 1866, making lovely and accurate models of enlarged flowers, and winning medals at major exhibitions: Moscow (1872), Cologne (1890), and Chicago (1893). Following Brendel’s death in 1898, his son Reinhold moved the firm to a suburb of Berlin and won several more exhibition medals.

Ref: Graziana Fiorini, Luana Maekawa, and Peter Stiberc, “Save the Plants: Conservation of Brendel Anatomical Botany Models,” The Book and Paper Group Annual 27 (2008): 35-45.

Maker: Brendel

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Education

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Credit Line: University of Minnesota, School of Pharmacy

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.290006.02Model Number: 56Accession Number: 290006Catalog Number: 290006.02

Object Name: Botanical Model

Physical Description: papier mache (overall material)wood (overall material)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall (approx.): 18 1/2 in x 8 in x 8 in; 46.99 cm x 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4c35-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1329065

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