IMAGE
Abbot, John, 1751-1840 :Papilio turnus. [Between 1816 and 1818]
- Date
- 1816 - 1818
- Reference
- E-272-f-010
- Description
Two yellow, black and blue swallowtail butterflies with pupa and caterpillar shown on a twig in leaf and flower. According to the notes accompanying the 1983 reproduction of this work "A common and widespread woodland species found in the United States and in Canada, although less abundantly in the extreme south of its range...it is probably the earliest known American butterfly ... seen here on the Wafer Ash or Hop Tree (Ptelia trifoliata Linnaeus) ... a shrub or small tree of rocky soils on the eastern United States. The bitter fruits can be used as a substitute for hops and the plant is sometimes used as an ornamental." The butterfly is now known as Papilio glaucus or Tiger swallowtail, because of its colouring.
Reproduced as a Turnbull Library Print in 1983.
Exhibited in 'Wild Things: Botanical and Zoological Art from the Alexander Turnbull Library' exhibition, National Library Gallery, 22 November 1998 - 21 March 1999.
Other Titles - Papilio glaucus.
Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 10 [in pencil]; also bottom centre: turnus [in pencil]; Verso - Ptelia trifoliata [the name of the plant shown]. Pap. turnus. [in pencil]
See: Parkinson, P.G. in Turnbull Library record, vol 11 no 1 May 1978.
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour on cream wove paper 345 x 250 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Abbot, John 1751-1840 :Original drawings of insects by J Abott. [1816?] / Abbot, John 1751-1840 :Original drawings of insects by J Abott. [1816?]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Scientific illustrations, Watercolour on cream wove paper 345 x 250 mm, Orientation: Vertical image, Watermark: No watermark.
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