Description

A botanical Brendel tulip model no. 200. The description of this model is found in the 1930’s Brendel catalogue under the ornamental flowers. The model is an enlarged depiction of the blossom of five times, three perigon leaves and the pistil are removable.

The model arises from a black ebonized stand, which is characteristic for Brendel. The stem green painted wood. On top, the flower blossom with removable parts. The model is in great condition.

Around 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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