Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12

Educational botanical cross-sectional model of the inner part of sunflower flower

About the Item

Educational botanical model in section of the sunflower flower showing its inner part, this is an enlarged and decomposable inner tubular corolla of a concrescent petal section in the sunflower disk flower Heliantus annuus. Bakelite production from the GDR of the 1950s. Good condition, Height 32 cm - inches 11.6, base diameter 12 cm - inches 4.7. he sunflower is native to the western United States where it was an important source of nutri- ments for local populations. It was introduced to our continent from the beginning of the 1500 with ornamental and medicinal purposes. It has been considered an oil plant since the 1700s and only in 1860 did genetic improvement studies begin to increase its oil content. Sunflower achieved an important place in European agriculture after the First War World due to the many benefits of its cultivation: enhancement of environments to summer drought, good productivity, extraction of excellent quality oil.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.6 in (29.47 cm)Diameter: 4.7 in (11.94 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bakelite
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1020239551192

More From This Seller

View All
1930s Germany Botanical Model of the Lamium Purpureum Flower
Located in Milan, IT
Educational model of the Lamium purpureum L. (false purple nettle) flower made of painted papier mâché with a Bakelite base from the 1930s, German ma...
Category

Vintage 1930s German Scientific Instruments

Materials

Parchment Paper

1930s Educational Model Depicting the Belly of the Woman Immediately After Birth
Located in Milan, IT
Educational model depicting the belly of the woman immediately after birth with a part of the placenta. 1930's, sold by the Hygiene Museum in Dresden...
Category

Vintage 1930s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

1930s Educational Model Papier Maché and Plaster Decipting a Baby Borning
Located in Milan, IT
Educational model, papier maché and plaster, decipting a baby borning. 1930s-1940s, sold by the Hygiene Museum in Dresden. Very good condition. Measu...
Category

Vintage 1930s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the 1930s. Measures cm ...
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the thirties. Measures ...
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of the Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a sicon). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the 1930s. Measures cm 3...
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

You May Also Like

Large Vintage Scientific Botanical Plant 3d Educational Leaf Cross-Section Model
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Lafayette, IN
1940's leaf cross-section model by Denoyer-Geppert of Chicago, Illinois. Model stands 19" tall and features Hand-painted details with excellent original...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Rubber

Osterloh Botanic Model of a Wheat Flower, Germany, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
A botanic didactical specimen depicting a Wheat flower (Triticum durum), made out of papier mache wood and metal with black wooden base, hand painted. Extremely detailed. Osterloh Mo...
Category

Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Botanic Model of Inflorescence, Flower Head, Italy, 1930
Located in Milan, IT
A rare botanical schematic model by Prof. T. Ferraris, didactic use, of a type of inflorescence specimen, the Simple Flower Head, made with hand-painte...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Botanical Ceramic Educational Blooming Hazelnut Intersection
By Osterloh Modell
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand painted ceramic intersection of a blooming Hazelnut, Corylus Avellana. This rare sculptural piece is in great condition as can be seen in the images. Made in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic...
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Ceramic

Botanic Model of Solarum Tuberosum Flower, Paravia, Italy, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A botanic didactical model, depicting a Solarum Tuberosum flower, pale pink color, made out of papier machè, plaster and wood, hand painted. Extremely detailed. Paravia, Milan, Italy...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Botanic Model of a Red Grape Flower, Paravia, Italy, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A botanical maquette for didactic use, depicting a red Grape flower, Vitis Vinifera, Anipelidee. Made of metal, paper, plaster, galalith and wood. Extremely detailed. Paravia, Milan,...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Recently Viewed

View All