This is not a political cartoon or caricature, but a botanical specimen sheet from the British Museum's herbarium collection. The pressed plant—a grass species with characteristic bent flower spikes—represents the scientific documentation practices of early 20th-century natural history museums. The handwritten label and printed catalog information reflect the institutional methods of plant taxonomy and preservation that preceded modern archival techniques. Rather than satire, this sheet exemplifies how museums catalogued and preserved biological specimens for research and public education.
About this artifact
- Date
- 1904
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
- Digitally restored and hosted by ComicBooks.com.
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