Metrosideros tomentosa
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 tomentosa otherwise known as pōhutukawa.
The plant has grey branches with oval green leaves with grey undersides. The flowers are bristly and red with yellow tips. There is a small sketch to the right of the painting.
Written along the bottom of the work is: New Zealand. Original of Native Flowers of New Zealand.
Signed. Undated.
The plant has grey branches with oval green leaves with grey undersides. The flowers are bristly and red with yellow tips. There is a small sketch to the right of the painting.
Written along the bottom of the work is: New Zealand. Original of Native Flowers of New Zealand.
Signed. Undated.
Production date
Circa 1880
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Measurements
Height x Width: 282 x 220mm
A1 Matt: Height x Width: 458 x 357mm
A1 Matt: Height x Width: 458 x 357mm
Signature/Inscription
G. B. Hetley, Signature, Handwritten
Pohutukawa - Metrosideros tomentosa, Inscription, Handwritten
Pohutukawa - Metrosideros tomentosa, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1870-1890
Current rights
Credit line
gifted by the Misses Hetley
Other number(s)
48/4/70, 34170
Accession number
48/4/70
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