Aspidium riehardi, Asplenium bulbiferum, Asplenium flaccidum and Lomaria membranacea
Maker
Hetley, Georgina Burne
Production date
Circa 1880
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Watercolour on paper depicting four different plant species. Each plant has been labelled with a number from one to four.
1 Aspidium riehardi. The plant has a fern like appearance with a fury narrow stem and several green fronds with small brown circles on each leaflet.
2 Asplenium bulbiferum [par: tripartium] also known as hen and chicken fern, pikopiko and mother spleenwort. The plant is fern like in appearance with a long narrow green stem and several green fronds with amber highlights.
3 Asplenium flaccidum also known as drooping spleenwort and hanging spleenwort. The plant has multiple slender fronds of green with amber highlights.
4 Lomaria membranacea. There are multiple examples of the plant clustered together varying in colours of brown, amber and green.
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1 Aspidium riehardi. The plant has a fern like appearance with a fury narrow stem and several green fronds with small brown circles on each leaflet.
2 Asplenium bulbiferum [par: tripartium] also known as hen and chicken fern, pikopiko and mother spleenwort. The plant is fern like in appearance with a long narrow green stem and several green fronds with amber highlights.
3 Asplenium flaccidum also known as drooping spleenwort and hanging spleenwort. The plant has multiple slender fronds of green with amber highlights.
4 Lomaria membranacea. There are multiple examples of the plant clustered together varying in colours of brown, amber and green.
Unsigned. Undated.
Production date
Circa 1880
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Production period
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Measurements
Height x Width: 377 x 258mm
Signature/Inscription
1 Aspidium riehardi 2 Asplenium bulbiferum [par: tripartium] 3 Asplenium flaccidum 4 Lomaria membranacea, Inscription
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Subject period
Subject date
1870-1890
Current rights
Credit line
gifted by the Misses Hetley
Other number(s)
48/4/37, 34248
Accession number
48/4/37
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