| AdminHistory | Richard Chambers (1784-1858) was a botanist, entomologist and art collector. He was born in London in 1784 and worked as a School Master. He was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1822, and was also a member of the Society of Arts. He wrote 'An Introduction to the Study of Botany' (1847) and collected work by British artists. He died on 20 December 1858 in Balderton, Nottinghamshire. |
| Description | Four pen and ink and water colour drawings collected by Carey, showing the flowers, roots and leaves of Orchids. 2 images have the following labels:
1. Original cover
2. 'Orchis militaris major J.R. Herb 432; Cynosorchis militarior major C.B. Pin. 81' [thought to be a reference to Caspar Bauhin?]. [Current accepted name is Orchis purpurea].
3. 'Orchis Muscae corpus referens, minor, et galearalis herbidis C.B. Pin. 83' [thought to be a reference to Caspar Bauhin?] Pencil annotation with current re ophrys musciferea, possibly in handwriting of Sir James Edward Smith.
4. Annotated in [what is thought to be] Sir James Edward Smith's hand as 'orchis ustulata'. [Current accepted name is Neotinea ustulata].
5. Annotated in [what is thought to be] Sir James Edward Smith's hand as 'ophrys aranifera'. [Current accepted name is Ophrys sphegodes]. |