Drawing
In china and Japan swallows are a symbol of good luck and are frequently depicted in paintings and on ceramics. Oriental painting is traditionally influenced by nature, the supernatural world...
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Botanical drawing, uttran
Uttran (Pergularia daemia) is an important Ayurvedic herb, used for a variety of ailments. It relieves asthma and catarrh, its leaves can be used against intestinal worms and will relieve...
Magic Lantern Slide: Drawings of butterfly eggs
Alfred Rowden was a keen amateur photographer and natural historian in Exeter. He often gave talks at local field clubs, illustrated with magic lantern slides that he created or purchased...
Magic Lantern Slide: Five drawings of stomach
This is one slide from a group donated by Dr Daniel West Samways, a medical doctor who lived in Clyst St George, and later in Topsham. They form a lecture...
Crossostoma Midas: marine bristle worm
This pencil and ink drawing was donated to the museum with a variety of drawings and watercolours by PH Gosse, and it is likely that this drawing can also be...
Syllis longiseta: marine bristle worm
This pencil drawing was donated to the museum with a variety of drawings and watercolours by PH Gosse, and it is possible that this drawing can also be attributed to...
Botanical drawing, kanjero
Kanjero (Digera muricata) has been used to treat digestive complaints, urinary disorders and leaf paste is applied to prevent pus formation. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the East...
Botanical drawing, boerhaavia
The shoots and leaves of this plant can be eaten as a vegetable while the root can be used to treat worms. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the...
Siphonostoma vestitum (Gosse): marine bristle worm
This watercolour was donated to the museum with a variety of drawings and watercolours by PH Gosse, and it is possible that this drawing an also be attributed to him....