Teacher, botanical artist. Born in Plymouth, Devonshire, in 1836 or 1837. Daughter of Edwin Harris and Sarah Hill. Came to New Zealand with her parents and siblings on the 'William Bryan', in 1841. Settled in New Plymouth, moving to Nelson on the outbreak of war in Mar 1860. Studied art in Hobart, Tasmania. Returned to Nelson. Mostly painted New Zealand flowers and trees and published three volumes of lithographs of New Zealand plants in 1890. (DNZB (Vol 2, 1870-1900, p 197)
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Date:
1879 - 1881
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
A-062-001/009
Description:
Some unsigned
Quantity: 9 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolours 267 x 190 mm
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-020
Description:
Shows cutting of leaves and yellow flowers of the geum, found by the artist at Lake Rotoiti.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
Numbere...
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-001
Description:
Ink sketch of alpine ranunculus at bottom, beneath title, and mountains (including Mt Taranaki) at top with gentian sprig beneath them. Book title and author...
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-018
Description:
Shows snowberry plant with blue flowers and white berries.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
Numbered "17" in pencil on both illustrat...
Date:
1890 - 1900
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
B-018-011
Description:
A branch of the native daisy (celmisia) in flower
Compare B-018-005, with the same title, presumably recorded on the same field trip.
Inscriptions: Recto -...
Date:
1979 - 1980
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming 1837?-1925 :Four more watercolours of New Zealand flowers and berries / by Emily Cumming Harris - Wellington; Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust, 1979 [i e 1980]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925; Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust
Ref:
C-112-001
Description:
Branches of coprosma with orange berries, and akeake with white berries
"Alexander Turnbull Library prints 1979; second issue for 1979"
On folder, folded ...
Date:
1890 - 1900
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming 1837?-1925 :New Zealand flowers in colour. Volume 2
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
C-023-017
Description:
Shows a branch of New Zealand honeysuckle in flower. (Maori name rewa rewa, species nameknightia excelsa). Compare 'Emily Harris' almost identical watercolou...
Date:
1979 - 1879 - 1980
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925; Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust
Ref:
C-112-005
Description:
A grouping of kiekie, nikau, five-finger and karaka, showing berries and flowers
"Alexander Turnbull Library prints 1979; second issue for 1979"
Sheet siz...
Date:
1890 - 1900
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
B-018-010
Description:
A branchlet of pohutukawa in leaf, bud and flower
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - E. C. H. in pencil; also title in ink beneath image
Quantity: 1 wate...
Date:
1880 - 1900
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming 1837?-1925 :New Zealand flowers in colour. Volume 2
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
C-023-008
Description:
Several different groups of flowering plants growing, three of them named. The notothlaspi species is also known as the penwiper plant
Inscriptions: Recto ...
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-017
Description:
Shows a sprig of gaya lyallii with flowers and leaves, with decorative border of whauwhau in two corners.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commenta...
Date:
1968 - 1969
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925; Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust
Ref:
C-028-021-b
Description:
Rangiora (brachyglottis repanda) in flower
Sheet of text, from which title is taken
"Published in an edition of 2,500 sets...". This copy, a proof with va...
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-019
Description:
Shows several flowers and leaves of olearia. Robust dark oval leaves, and white daisy-like flowers. Blue background.
Accompanied by typescript page of textu...
Date:
1890 - 1900
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming 1837?-1925 :New Zealand flowers in colour. Volume 2
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
C-023-015
Description:
Shows a branch of New Zealand jasmine in flower. (Maori name aka kiore, species name parsonsia heterophylla).
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Descript...
Date:
1 Nov 1899
From:
Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918 : Papers
Ref:
MS-Papers-0057-032
Description:
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of contents of this folder.
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-011
Description:
Shows a small daisy-like plant with several flower heads.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
Numbered "10" in pencil on both illustrati...
Date:
1850-1914
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
MS-Papers-0489
Description:
Mainly letters to Edwin and his eldest daughter Emily Harris from the Rendel family in England, with emphasis on family news; also material relating to Edwin...
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-026
Description:
Shows several stalks of this spear-grass, with flower-heads.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
Numbered "25" in pencil on both illustr...
Date:
1890 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-015
Description:
Shows these species growning and flowering in the foreground, with fern and willow, and a stretch of water, flax, and hills behind.
Numbered 14 in pencil on...
Date:
1890 - 1995 - 1896
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925; National Library of New Zealand
Ref:
E-498-003
Description:
Shows group of flowers growing, with distant view of Mount Taranaki.
Original watercolour at E-001-q-006.
Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on c...