Metrosideros lucida
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 lucida also known as southern rātā.
The plant has green oval leaves and clusters of red bristly flowers. In the left hand corner is a small detailed painting of a flower bud.
Signed. Undated.
The plant has green oval leaves and clusters of red bristly flowers. In the left hand corner is a small detailed painting of a flower bud.
Signed. Undated.
Production date
Circa 1880
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Measurements
Height x Width: 347 x 259mm
Height x Width: 508 x 408mm
Height x Width: 508 x 408mm
Signature/Inscription
G.B. Hetley, Signature, Handwritten
Metrosideros lucida, Inscription, Handwritten
Metrosideros lucida, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1870-1890
Current rights
Credit line
gifted by the Misses Hetley
Other number(s)
48/4/33, 34255
Accession number
48/4/33
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