gorgeous antique collection of  botanical/ anatomical models of mushrooms

THESE MODELS WERE MADE TO TEACH PEOPLE WHICH MUSHROOMS WERE POISONOUS AND WHICH WERE EATABLE. CAREFULLY AND VERY REALISTICALLY DESIGNED AFTER NATURE .

 with an original small paper label

writen by hand

handmade plaster/ gipsum

on wooden base  9 cm x 9 cm

ca 1940

acceptable condition

traces of use and age

height 15 cm, except some pieces