Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Brendel, Robert, approximately 1821-1898
Title:: Model of Brassica napus.
Published / Created:: Berlin : Robert Brendel, approximately 1880
Physical Description:: 1 botanical model : papier-mâché, wood ; flower 46 x 25, base 13 cm in diameter
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Related Content:: View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:11881123
Classification:: Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:: Photographs of Brendel models in the collections of the Manchester Museum featured in two books by Jacqueline Butler: Pseudo abstract (2013) and Pseudo plants (2013).
Exhibition History:: "Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
Subject Terms:: Brendel, Robert, approximately 1821–1898. | R. Brendel & Co. | Rape (Plant) -- Models. | Flowers -- Models. | Plants -- Models. | Plant anatomy.
Form/Genre:: Models. | Papier-mâché.