Dysoxylum spectabile
Maker
Hetley, Georgina Burne
Production date
Circa 1880
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Watercolour on paper depicting the plant Dysoxylum spectabile also known as kohekohe or New Zealand mahogany.
Two branches are depicted, one with large glossy deep green leaves and the other with thin green stems and small white flowers. In the lower right corner there are two detailed examples of the white flower buds.
On the back is written: Timing flowering July. Trunk tree timber good for fencing purposes. Abundant in the North Island.
Signed. Undated.
Two branches are depicted, one with large glossy deep green leaves and the other with thin green stems and small white flowers. In the lower right corner there are two detailed examples of the white flower buds.
On the back is written: Timing flowering July. Trunk tree timber good for fencing purposes. Abundant in the North Island.
Signed. Undated.
Production date
Circa 1880
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Note: the work is not matted.
Measurements
Height x Width: 367 x 263mm
Height x Width: 508 x 408mm
Height x Width: 508 x 408mm
Signature/Inscription
G. Hetley (surname underlined), Signature, Handwritten
Kohe-kohe Dysoxylum spectabile, Inscription, Handwritten
Kohe-kohe Dysoxylum spectabile, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1870-1890
Current rights
Credit line
gifted by the Misses Hetley
Other number(s)
48/4/47, 34245
Accession number
48/4/47
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