Brendel monks hood model, c. 1880

Brendel monks hood model, c. 1880

Stock Number: 441118

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Dimensions

Height: 53 cm.

Circa

1880's

Maker

Brendel

Country of manufacture

Germany

Categories: Scientific, Natural history

Description

 

A botanical monks hood Brendel model no. 58. The description of this model is found in the 1930’s Brendel catalogue under the poisonous flowers. The model is an eight times enlarged depiction of the blossom with a removable cap and pistons.

The model arises from a black ebonized stand, which is characteristic for Brendel. The stem is made of green painted wood and two green leaves. On top, the flower blossom with removable parts which are carefully made of paper mâché. The model is in great condition.

at 1866, Robert Brendel in Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland) began to commercially copy the flower models of the Silesian pharmacist Carl Leopold Lohmeyer (1799-1873), which he had previously produced exclusively for the University of Breslau and the Realschule am Zwinger under the scientific supervision of botany professor Ferdinand Julius Cohn (1828-1898).

When Robert Brendel started, there were thirty models to choose from, and by 1913 there were nearly 300. The models were developed in consultation with leading professors of their time. They are made of various materials, such as papier-mâché, wood, metal wire, and glass beads to imitate the natural characteristics.

Height: 53 cm.

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Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.

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