13742086

Wall Art and Photo Gifts from Mary Evans Picture Library

13742086

Mary Evans Picture Library makes available wonderful images created for people to enjoy over the centuries

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VISUAL DESCRIPTION
This is a vintage scientific illustration depicting three different mineral specimens. On the left, specimen 'a' shows a dark matrix with rounded protrusions that have a metallic luster. The central specimen 'b' features an oyster shell containing an aggregation of pinkish-red crystals nestled within its hollow interior, suggesting they are possibly some form of crystal growth like garnets or rhodochrosite. On the right, specimen 'c' displays a pale background with clusters of dark blue spherules that could be another type of mineral formation such as azurite nodules. The handwritten notes beneath the illustrations provide context and identification for these minerals but are partially obscured in this image. However, it's clear that these drawings were meant for educational or documentation purposes to showcase various mineral forms and textures. The label at the bottom appears to indicate some cataloging information which might relate to where these specimens were stored or how they were classified in their respective collection. Overall, this image captures both scientific detail and artistic skill characteristic of historical natural history documentation practices.

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