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A Botanical Model Of A Pansy (viola Tricolor)

A Botanical model of a pansy (Viola tricolor) by Paul Osterloh
Papier-mâché and wood
Leipzig
ca. 1900
h. 52 cm (20.25 in.)
Provenance: former university institution, Prague

Botanical model of a Viola tricolor, or pansy, designed by Paul Osterloh (1849–1920), a scientific modeler active in Leipzig from 1880, who supplied the Humboldt University of Berlin between 1884 and 1913.

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