Metrosideros albiflora

Maker
Hetley, Georgina Burne
Production date
Circa 1880
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail

About this object
Watercolour on paper depicting the plant Metrosideros albiflora also known as white rātā.

The plant has brown branches, green leaves and several closed and blossoming white flower buds. In the bottom left corner are three detailed pencil sketches of flowers and buds.

Signed. Undated.
Production date
Circa 1880
Production place
Production technique
Measurements
Height x Width: 361 x 266mm
B1 Matt: Height x Width: 508 x 408mm
Signature/Inscription
G. B. Hetley, Signature, Handwritten
Metrosideros albiflora, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject date
1870-1890
Credit line
gifted by the Misses Hetley
Other number(s)
48/4/71, 34169
Accession number
48/4/71

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