Ulva on Postels

Name/Title

Ulva on Postels

Entry/Object ID

CWOS.07

Made/Created

Artist

Josie Iselin

Date made

2021

Dimensions

Height

17-1/2 in

Width

29 in

Dimension Notes

Framed

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Ulva spp. with Ulva fenestrata, now Ulva lactuca, or sea lettuce, incorporating an illustration by Alexander Postels (1840). Ulva is spectacularly green, and the signature marine algae in the Chlorophyta (green) division.