Celmisia dallii
Maker and role
Artist: Nina Jones (b.1871, d.1926)
Production date
Circa 1920
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Object Detail
Description
Watercolour painting on rectangular sheet of brown paper, with a brown window mount, and backing. The painting is a botanical illustration of two plants with flowers. Dense radiating cluster of leaves are depicted. The leaf blades are long, wide spear-shapes, light yellow-green on top and white-grey underneath, with undulating margins. Some leaves are depicted with a pink margin. Long stems with small alternate leaves have solitary flowers at the top. The flowers have small white curved petals radiating out from yellow centres. There are grasses, leaves and flowers depicted in a wash of colours.
The painting is marked "NINA JONES" and "CELMiSiA DALLii"
The painting is marked "NINA JONES" and "CELMiSiA DALLii"
Object type
Media and materials
Measurements
Mount = 364 h x 310 w Composition = 278 h x 216 w
Measurements
Composition = Height x Width (mm) = 278 x 216mm
Mount = Height x Width (mm) = 364 x 310mm
Mount = Height x Width (mm) = 364 x 310mm
Subject category
Accession number
A4882
AC number
AC137
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