- Date
- 1848 - 1849
- By
- White, Frederick John, active 1837-1848; Swainson, William, 1789-1855
- Ref
- A-292-080
- Description
A single mamaku or black tree-fern in a clearing, a copy of a lithograph by William Swainson probably of a Hutt Valley scene.
Other native forest watercolours by White are copied from the work of William Swainson. Compare copies of the same image by Janetta Cookson at A-048-047, with title [Fern tree]. Copied N. Z. 1853.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Fred. J. White [in red-brown brushpoint]. In the upper right corner is the number 65, inscribed by T. B. Collinson.
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour & gouache on paper, 330 x 234 mm
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour & gouache on paper, 330 x 234 mm, Watermark: No watermarks on the paper.
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White, Frederick John, active 1837-1848. White, Frederick John, fl. 1837-1848 :[Black tree-fern or mamaku, Hutt Valley? 1848 or 1849]. Ref: A-292-080. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23017999
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