| RefNo | PT/74/4/30 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawings, 'Notamia loriculata' and 'Membranipora pilosa' by Arthur Farre |
| Date | March 1837 |
| Description | Plate 27, figures 1-4 and 6-9 showing the anatomy of the Membranipora pilosa [Electra pilosa], including the anus, operculum, circumferential canals, and tentacular canals, as well as the anatomy of the Notamia loriculata, including branches, buds, and operculum. All figures drawn separately and pasted onto a single backing board. Inscribed recto and verso with publication and plate details. An ink inscription across top reads 'Ciliobrachiata'. Signed bottom right 'Arthur Farre del' and below 'March 1837.' Embossed stamp on backing board reads 'Crayon Papers Creswick Fast Colours'. The manuscript for this paper is wanting.
Subject: Zoology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'Observations on the minute structure of some of the higher forms of polypi, with views of a more natural arrangement of the class' by Arthur Farre.
Received by the Royal Society on 11 May 1837. Read 8 and 15 June 1837. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Graphite and watercolour on paper; mounted on green board |
| Dimensions | 282x224mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1837.0024 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1830.0294 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2883 | Farre; Arthur (1811 - 1887) | 1811 - 1887 |