Robert Brendel & Carl Leopold Lohmeyer, A set of 4 educational materials / sculptures, "Botanic Flowers" by R. Bredel. Poland, turn of the 20th century.
Wood and papier maché. Manufacturer's label and the Helsinki City Hall mark.
"Salvia" height 45 cm including base.
"Pisum" height 40 cm including base.
"Brassica" height 43 cm including base.
"Solanum" height 54 cm including base.
Wear due to age and use. Loose from the base. Colour losses. Slightly damaged labels.
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Carl Robert Brendel (c. 1821-1898), Dzierzoniow, Poland, founded the R. Brendel company in Wroclaw, Poland in 1866.
The company, with the help of the pharmacist Dr Carl Leopold Lohmeyer (1799-1873), produced botanical models of medicinal plants, made from a variety of materials such as wood, plaster, papier maché, varnish, etc.
The models were made to support the teaching of botany at a time when cameras and other equipment were not available. The plant models are large so that we can see how plants work and what distinguishes one group of plants from another.
R. Brendel was already known throughout the world at the time for these botanical models, which won prizes at exhibitions in Chicago (1893) Paris (1900) and St. Louis (1904).
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