Nesodaphne tawa (Tawa)

Maker and Role
Artist: Emily Harris (b.1836?, d.1925)
Publisher: H.D. Jackson
 Description
Handcoloured lithograph on cream paper with card backing. The print is a botanical illustration of parts of a tree with fruit. Three green stems are depicted with alternate leaves on petioles. The green leaf blades are long and lanced-shaped. The long black oval berries are on long stalks adjacent to the leaves.

The print is titled "Nesodaphne Tawa (Tawa)" and "A lofty forest tree 60-70 feet hight. Leaves 3-4 inches long, very aromatic. Berries purple with a strong taste of turpentine, pigeons are very fond of them. The genus has one other species both confined to New Zealand."
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Object detail

Object Type
art print
Classification
Print/Graphic Documents/Documentary Objects/Communication Objects/Nomenclature
Media/Materials Description
Paper
Media and Materials
lithograph/Art
Measurements
Sheet = 308 h x 246 w
Collection
Bett Loan Collection
Maker
Subject Category
Botanical
AC Number
AC1069
Credit Line
Emily Harris (circa 1837 - 1925). Nesodaphne tawa (tawa). Handcoloured lithograph on paper. Nelson Provincial Museum, Bett Loan Collection: AC1069

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