Malurus Melanotus / 'Black-backed Wren' ... / Helena Forde
Malurus Melanotus / 'Black-backed Wren' ... / Helena Forde
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Date
20 March 1862
Call Numbers
V*/Bird Aus/8
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Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 18.8 x 23.0 cm - watercolour
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Full title
Malurus Melanotus / 'Black-backed Wren' ... / Helena Forde
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This drawing has been mounted with the illustration, Petronica Goodenovii / "Red-capped Robin" .... / Harriet Scott (V*/Bird Aus/9).
This drawing is based on, The birds of Australia / by John Gould. London: J. Gould, 1848. Vol.3, plate 20.
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled on image, "Malurus Melanotus / "Black-backed Wren" / From Gould's "Birds of Australia"
Signed and dated at lower left, "Helena Forde / Ash Island. / 20th March 1862"
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased 1988
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
V*/Bird Aus/8
Record Identifier
9yM6JzE9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM6JzE9
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Reference code
440237
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