Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
- Date
- 1890 - 1899
- By
- Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967
- Ref
- E-001-q
- Description
Contents include Mt Cook lily, gentian, olearia, mountain primula, ranunculus, everlasting flowers, celmesia, ligusticum, edelweiss, blackberry, senecio, veronica, gaultheria
Drawings and text for proposed book; cf. MS Papers 489, Harris, E C Papers. Emily Harris appears to be the author of the text which includes poems
Inscriptions: Signed C Harris
Quantity: 29 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Ink & watercolours with typescript descriptions, 310 x 250 mm
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- Format
- 29 watercolour(s), Ink drawings, Watercolours, Works of art, Ink & watercolours with typescript descriptions, 310 x 250 mm
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Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-024
Description:
Shows a sprig of each species in flower arranged in front of a monotone landscape of Lake Rotoiti.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
N...
Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-009
Description:
Shows these species growing in foreground, with an alpine district (Dun Mt.?) behind.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
Numbered "8" i...
Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-029
Description:
Shows several leaves and flowers of this species.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
Numbered "28" in pencil on both illustration and t...
Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
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
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-023
Description:
Shows plant of Mount Cook lily in flower, in front of a backdrop of Mount Cook and a rosy sky.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary.
Numbe...
Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
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:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-013
Description:
Shows this species with its brown and gold colouring, growing in the foreground, with Mount Patriarch in the right distance.
Accompanied by typescript page ...
Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-012
Description:
Shows these species, some with pink flowers, arranged in front of a landscape showing Mt Arthur in the distance.
Accompanied by typescript page of textual c...
Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
By:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925
Ref:
E-001-q-002
Description:
Shows large blooms of ranunculus lyallii in foreground, in front of inset landscape of Mitre Peak, surrounded by another alpine flower apparently of the celm...
Date:
1890 - 1896
From:
Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 :New Zealand mountain flora. [1890s?]
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...