This object is currently on display in room 212 as part of Botanical Lessons. See our image rights statement.
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Bananier, Plate 54, Flore Médicale, 1814
This is a Bananier, Plate 54. It is dated 1814. Its medium is printed paper.
The author of this publication, François-Pierre Chaumeton, was a French physician and pharmacist who worked as a military doctor at the turn of the 19th century. After his retirement, Chaumeton started writing for medical publications, which led to Flore Médicale, a book that presents a wide range of botanical species for pharmaceutical use. The title however goes beyond its initial scope, and includes flowers and fruits like this banana.
It is credited Smithsonian Libraries.
- Drawing, Botanical sketches, 1853
- Gift of Louis P. Church.
- 1917-4-869-c
- Sidewall, Botanical, 1998
- cut and pasted paper with dried foliage on paper support.
- Gift of Elizabeth Dow Ltd..
- 1998-66-7
- Sculpture In The Form Of A Banana
- glass.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger.
- 1967-66-24
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- The Use Of The Plant In Decorative Design, Book, ca. 1912
- lithograph on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, NK1560 .L3X 1912.
- 139.2018.8
Its dimensions are
H x W (open): 24.6 × 37.6 cm (9 11/16 × 14 13/16 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Lessons.
