As to the identity of the twin objects, the " cone " is generally recognised as a pine or fir cone ( pinus brutia ); alternative identifications suggest the male flower of the date palm, or as a clay model imitating the form of one or the other.
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One of the most perfect in France is that at Cellefrouin ( Charente ), which consists of a series of eight attached semicircular shafts, raised on a pedestal, and is crowned with a conical roof decorated with fir cones; it has only one aperture, towards the main road.
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His articles contributed to " Nature and Art " show a wide range of subject matter-mackerel, fishing, lithographic stone, silkworms, sandgrouse, metallurgy, bamboo, flying fish, nuts, the backroads of London, tin, fir cones, palms and plants, and a host of other topics that piqued his interest.
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Another relief, acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1861, shows his free use of color : an enormous medallion containing the arms of Ren?of Anjou and other heraldic devices; it is surrounded by a splendidly modelled wreath of fruit and flowers, especially apples, lemons, oranges and fir cones, all of which are brilliantly colored.
