Phyllodoce viridis
This paper collage by PH Gosse was probably used as a teaching aid. It depicts a marine bristle worm whose current scientific name is Eulalia clavigera. Gosse’s book ‘A year the shore’ includes a plate of this species.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 809/1997/81
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- paper collage on paper painted black
- Common Name
- Phyllodoce viridis
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- Phyllodoce viridis
- 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
