Archibald Dudingston Willis (Firm) :Phalacrocorax brevirostris / White-throated shag. [ca 1885]

Date
1884 - 1885
Reference
E-936-f-010-3
Description

Shows a white-throated shag or Little shag in profile, perched ona rock in the sea. The printed card into which the painting is inserted reads 'Birthday greeting' in gold ink, with a decorative border

The Little shag's Maori name is Kawaupaka

Other Titles - Little shag

Other Titles - Little pied cormorant

Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Phalacrocorax brevirostris [in ink]; Recto - beneath image - White-throated shag [in ink]

Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).

Physical Description: Watercolour on celluloid, 110 x 73 mm inserted into card 159 x 113 mm

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Curator required
Part of
Archibald Dudingston Willis (Firm) :[Sample album of greeting cards, produced by A D Willis of Wanganui. ca 1885]
Format
1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour on celluloid, 110 x 73 mm inserted into card 159 x 113 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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