This charming herbarium specimen offers a glimpse into a uniquely Swedish tradition. The notation "Klass 5" suggests it was likely created as part of a school herbarium assignment, known as a växtsamling, during the mid twentieth century. At the time, Swedish students were often required to spend their summer holidays collecting, identifying, and pressing local plants, assembling comprehensive botanical collections to present when school resumed in the autumn.
One can imagine a young student wandering country lanes and meadow paths, carefully selecting specimens and carrying them home to be pressed between the pages of heavy books. Here, both a blue and a rare white forget me not have been preserved together, creating a particularly lovely composition and demonstrating the attention given to the project.
The original handwritten label remains a tangible connection to that summer's work, transforming this herbarium sheet from a botanical specimen into a small piece of educational and cultural history. More than a pressed flower, it is a reminder of a time when learning often took place outdoors, guided by curiosity, observation, and a close relationship with the natural world.
Available framed or unframed through Ashley Holmes Design.
This charming herbarium specimen offers a glimpse into a uniquely Swedish tradition. The notation "Klass 5" suggests it was likely created as part of a school herbarium assignment, known as a växtsamling, during the mid twentieth century. At the time, Swedish students were often required to spend their summer holidays collecting, identifying, and pressing local plants, assembling comprehensive botanical collections to present when school resumed in the autumn.
One can imagine a young student wandering country lanes and meadow paths, carefully selecting specimens and carrying them home to be pressed between the pages of heavy books. Here, both a blue and a rare white forget me not have been preserved together, creating a particularly lovely composition and demonstrating the attention given to the project.
The original handwritten label remains a tangible connection to that summer's work, transforming this herbarium sheet from a botanical specimen into a small piece of educational and cultural history. More than a pressed flower, it is a reminder of a time when learning often took place outdoors, guided by curiosity, observation, and a close relationship with the natural world.
Available framed or unframed through Ashley Holmes Design.
9.5” x 15.75”
Custom framing available upon request, please inquire.
