Painting: Sophora spp. (kōwhai)

Maker
Margaret Olrog Stoddart
Production date
1886
24 October 1886
Description
One portrait format, watercolour and gouache painting of the yellow flowers of a kōwhai tree. Painted by Margaret Olrog Stoddart 24 October 1886. This botanical illustration depicts Sophora spp. (kōwhai).
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Painter
Measurements
Area: whole: W x 270 H 370mm (W x 10 5/8 H 14 9/16")
Dimensions L x W: whole: 358 x 270mm
Other id
7/07
MOS.35
CML88/246
Accession number
1907.7.36
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: M.O.S. 24/10/1886; Type of mark: Initials and Date; Method: Painted
Marks/Inscriptions: "Tetraptera Sophora microphylla"; Type of mark: Title; Method: Hand-written; Notes: Handwritten in pencil verso. Unsure if written by the artist or by CM Staff. 1886 looks like it could also be 1880.

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