Aurelia aurita: moon jellyfish
This chalk drawing of the moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) was probably used as a teaching aid by PH Gosse. Gosse is famous for his many natural history books about the seashore and keeping aquatic animals in aquaria.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 809/1997/75
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- coloured chalks on paper painted black
- Common Name
- Aurelia aurita: moon jellyfish
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- Aurelia aurita
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Initials
- Philip Henry
- Production Person Surname
- Gosse
- Production Year Low
- 1850
- Production Year High
- 1880
