Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Petrel
Primary Maker
Date
1851
Signature/marks
Physical Description
258 mm. x 367 mm. (painting)
265 mm. x 372 mm. (mount)
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Related Object Notes
PD 43 (1-17), (18-120)
Media/Materials
Wash on paper
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Provenance has been difficult to trace. As far as can be ascertained, provenances of various items within the collection (from descendants of John Webster) are as follows:
Content
Inscriptions on painting face read: "Petrel. N. Pacific Long 176 W. Lat 1 50' N. Length from beack [sic] to point of tail16.in. " " tip to tip of wing 29in."
Public Access Text
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
Donated by Mrs Leigh-McKenzie and Miss Jean Webster. 1962.
Last Update
06 Dec 2022
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