Cuscuta Glomerata, Choisy, Dodel-Port Atlas Poster

Print

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

"Cuscuta Glomerata, Choisy," Dodel-Port Atlas Poster

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1998.11.3

Description

Educational poster with color illustrations of Cuscuta glomerata, Choisy (a climbing parasitic plant in the morning glory family). Plate from the Dodel-Port Botanical Atlas. Poster is bordered with red fabric tape and secured to wooden board with nails along the tape. Poster has two grommets installed at its top.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Subject

Cuscuta glomerata, Choisy (common name: rope dodder) 1a) Cuscata glomerata flowering and fruiting 1b) Vegetating shot 2) Flowering shot 3) Transverse section of stem of solidago Muhlenbergii attacked by C. glomerata 4) Portion of inflorescence 5) Median vertical section of flower 6) Side-view of flower 7) Young fruit

Category

instructional materials

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.1998.11

Source or Donor

PCPS Biology Department

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Department of Biology, 1998

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dr. Arnold Dodel-Port

Role

Scientist

Artist

Carolina Dodel-Port

Role

Artist

Artist

J.F. Schreiber

Role

Print Maker

Date made

1878 - 1893

Time Period

Late 19th century

Place

Country

Switzerland

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Board

Height

33-1/2 in

Width

25-1/2 in

Depth

1/4 in