Gleichenia Circinata (Waewae Kaka)

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 a fern. Two green frond stems are depicted. The axis of the frond divides repeatedly, giving the fern a tangled appearance. The fronds are coarse and feather-shaped. In the background is a grassy mound with plants.

The print is titled "Gleichenia cirinata." and on a piece of paper affixed to paper "WAEWAE-KAKA" and "Natural size. It grows on the Mineral Belt of the Dun Mountain, Nelson"
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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
Measurements
Sheet = Height x Width (mm) = 308 x 246mm
Collection
Bett Loan Collection
Maker
Subject Category
Botanical
AC Number
AC1076
Credit Line
Emily Harris (circa 1837 - 1925). Gleichenia Circinata (Waewae Kaka). Handcoloured lithograph on paper. Nelson Provincial Museum, Bett Loan Collection: AC1076

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