Cydippe: sea gooseberry
This ink and wash drawing is probably by PH Gosse. It depicts a type of jellyfish known as a comb jelly or ‘sea gooseberry’ (Pleurobrachia pileus). Gosse describes this species on page 310 of his book ‘Evenings at the Microscope’.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 114/1920/27
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- ink and wash on paper
- Common Name
- Cydippe: sea gooseberry
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- Cydippe 1.
- Production Town
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Initials
- Philip Henry
- Production Person Surname
- Gosse?
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
