Linnaea borealis L.
Photograph
1864 (photographed)
1864 (photographed)
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The hand-coloured photograph shows the initial of the famous Swedish botanist Carl von Linné (1707-78), who called himself Linnaeus. The letter ‘L’ is created by the Linnaea borealis (twinflower), the flower of Linnaeus’ coat of arms.
Linnaeus introduced the consistent use of binomial terms for both plants and animals. In this system of classification every name has two parts, the first for the genus and the second for the species. Linnaeus added his initial ‘L’ after the names of plants that he was the first to describe. Thus the initial created by Linnaeus’ favourite flower epitomises his work.
Linnaeus introduced the consistent use of binomial terms for both plants and animals. In this system of classification every name has two parts, the first for the genus and the second for the species. Linnaeus added his initial ‘L’ after the names of plants that he was the first to describe. Thus the initial created by Linnaeus’ favourite flower epitomises his work.
Object details
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| Title | Linnaea borealis L. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured photograph |
| Brief description | Schenson, Emma (1827-1913); 'Linnaeus Borealis'; 1864; hand-coloured photograph |
| Physical description | A photograph, with hand-painted additions in green, of the letter L represented in flowers |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
| Gallery label | Emma Schenson 1827-1913
'Linnaea borealis L.'
1864
This hand-coloured photograph shows the initial of the famous botanist. The letter 'L' is created by the twinflower, 'Linnaea borealis' - the flower of Linnaeus's coat of arms. To the names of plants that he was the first to describe, Linnaeus's added his initial 'L'. Thus the initial created by Linnaeus's favourite flower epitomises his work.
Hammarby, Sweden
Hand-coloured photograph
V&A: 72:387 |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Summary | The hand-coloured photograph shows the initial of the famous Swedish botanist Carl von Linné (1707-78), who called himself Linnaeus. The letter ‘L’ is created by the Linnaea borealis (twinflower), the flower of Linnaeus’ coat of arms. Linnaeus introduced the consistent use of binomial terms for both plants and animals. In this system of classification every name has two parts, the first for the genus and the second for the species. Linnaeus added his initial ‘L’ after the names of plants that he was the first to describe. Thus the initial created by Linnaeus’ favourite flower epitomises his work. |
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| Accession number | 72387 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2004 |
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