Antique French Herbarium Specimen Sheet - Ricinus communis (Herbier)

Antique French herbarium specimen sheet (herbier) - a pressed and dried plant specimen mounted with small paper stays on a sheet of blue-grey laid paper, hand-labelled in brown ink 'Genre Ricin / Euphorbiacees / Ricinus communis / Ricin commun' (the castor-oil plant). A decorative 19th- / early-20th-century botanical study sheet of the kind made by amateur naturalists and schools. CONDITION - age-appropriate: brittle dried specimen with minor losses, paper toned with small spots/foxing and edge wear. NOTE - sold purely as a decorative antique botanical / natural-history collectible; the species name follows the original collector's handwritten label and has not been independently verified. Sheet dimensions to be confirmed.