Hazel Shrub I – Original Antique Botanical Print, Corylus avellana, Meyers 5th Edition

📏 Dimensions: 16 × 24 cm

Original antique botanical plate titled “Haselstrauch I.” from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 5th edition, illustrating the common hazel (Corylus avellana). The monochrome scientific illustrations show serrated leaves, male catkins, female flowers, hazelnuts and the distinctive leafy husks of the fruit. The printed key distinguishes male and female flowers, a longitudinal section and forms of cultivated hazelnuts, including Corylus pontica.

The 5th-edition reference volume containing the article Haselstrauch was first published in 1895; the exact impression of this detached sheet has not been established. Original period encyclopedia plate, not presented as a modern decorative reproduction; formal independent authentication has not been performed.

The photographed sheet has mild age toning and light handling signs; a small mark/crease is visible near the lower edge of the illustration. The illustration and German captions remain legible.

What stories of woodland seasons are hidden in a hazel leaf and its fruit?

Passepartout and frame are NOT included in the sale.
Any framed or styled images are for inspiration only. The sale includes the print only.