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No. 1. Spongia Officinalis.
No. 1. Spongia Officinalis.

No. 1. Spongia Officinalis.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881
Date1851-1853
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (imag height x width): 6 9/16 x 5 1/4in. (16.7 x 13.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 3/4 x 5 3/8in. (22.2 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionFive separate illustrations of a small sponge. The upper two diagrams are labeled: "Fig. 1" and "Fig. 2". Individual spicules are labeled "a" "B" "d" "e" "f" and "g". Fig. 1 shows two small, possibly microscopic sponges. Fig. 2 and the two lower diagrams show presumably larger sponges attached to rocks. Arrows adjoining Fig. 2 indicate the flow of water through the sponge.
Object number1948.4.1
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "No. 1. / SPONGIA OFFICINALIS. / Sponge."

On verso, upper right, in red ink, "56783". Lower left, in pencil, accession number and "Dwr 48".
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