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Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
- Date
- 1893
- By
- Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- E-088-q
- Description
New Zealand moths and butterflies, shown in their natural setting
Note and novelty envelope showing a cartoon of Turnbull "Alec the Good", holding a basket of goodies, sent by Buller to Turnbull, at end of volume.
Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s).
Physical Description: 23 watercolours and one ink drawing in volume 250 x 200 mm, brown calf binding
Provenance: Bequeathed by the artist to Alexander Turnbull, 1910. "Original drawings by A. P. Buller. Left to A. H. Turnbull, in terms of A. P. Buller's will" (note in the hand of A. H. Turnbull).
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Fully photographed in black and white and colour
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 sketchbook(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Scientific illustrations, 23 watercolours and one ink drawing in volume 250 x 200 mm, brown calf binding
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Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Alec the good. 1893.
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
Reference: E-088-q-024
Description: A caricature drawn on the front of a stamped, addressed and postmarked envelope. It is addressed to Alec the Good, at 'Elibank', Bowen Street, Wellington. It shows Alexander Turnbull standing in a doorway, dressed in a monk's habit, distributing tomato sauce, tea and whisky from a basket to begging figures at his feet, including a monk, a nun, and a dog. The arch of the doorway is inscribed W & G T's [W and G Turnbull's] Whiskey Gardens. On the left is an advertisement for W & G T's 'Royal tomato sauce'; on the right an advertisement for the same firm's blended teas. Glued into the later pages of an album of watercolours of butterflies, almost certainly by Alexander Turnbull, after creating a bound album of the watercolours Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on envelope. 102 x 75 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Rhapsa Scotosialis. Selidosema productata. Sestra h...
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-020
Description: Full wing spread of the Splendour owlet moth, the Brown forest moth and the Sestra humeraria. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 190 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Argyrophenga antipodum [Tussock butterfly] ; and un...
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-003
Description: The male, on left, wings spread, and female, on right, wings closed of the tussock butterfly Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 190 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Chrysophanus enysii, and undersurface. 1893.
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-007
Description: Full wing spread and closed wing view of the Dark-banded copper butterfly Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 200 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Orthosia comma. Declana egreria. Melanchra ustistri...
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-010
Description: Full wing spread of the South Island Zebra moth and the large grey cutworm moth Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 200 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Chrysophanus boldenarum. [male, female] and undersu...
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-006
Description: Full wing spread and closed wing view of the small copper butterfly Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 200 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Chrysophanus feredayii. 1893.
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-008
Description: Full wing spread and closed wing view of the Copper butterfly species Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 200 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Heliothis armigera. Melanchra composita. M. mutans....
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-014
Description: Full wing spread of the Tomato fruitworm moth and the Melanchra species Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 200 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Lycaena oxleyii [ie. Zigera molucia]. 1893.
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-016
Description: A view of the moth zizera molucia, shown with closed and open wings Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 200 mm
Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910 :Chloroclystis bilineolata. 1893.
Date: 1893
From: Buller, Arthur Percival 1866-1910 :New Zealand lepidoptera. [1893]
By: Buller, Arthur Percival, 1866-1910
Reference: E-088-q-005
Description: Three moths, all shown with wings spread, and varying wing patterns Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, in volume 250 x 190 mm