Cellularia Avicularia: bryozoan: moss animal

This pen, ink and watercolour drawing by PH Gosse shows the microscopic structure of a bryozoan or ‘moss animal’ colony. Gosse reproduced this drawing on plate 10 of his book ‘A Naturalist’s Rambles on the Devonshire Coast’.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
114/1920/11
Category
Fine Art
Collection Class
Drawings
Medium
pen ink and watercolour on paper
Common Name
Cellularia Avicularia: bryozoan: moss animal
Simple Name
drawing
Inscription Transcription
Cellularia avicularia; a.nat size
Production Town
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Person Initials
Philip Henry
Production Person Surname
Gosse
Production Year Low
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Cellularia Avicularia: bryozoan: moss animal