"Akatea"

Production date
Jan 1902
Description
A botanical oil painting on canvas. The plant depicted has many white flowers that cover the majority of the canvas. The plant also has thin dark stems, green leaves and tiny yellowed leaves dotted throughout the white flowers. The background is predominantly green with some splashes of rust-orange in the top left and bottom right corners.

This plant species has been identified by Fanny as "Akatea", which is also known as Metrosideros perforata, or the White Climbing Rata.
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Production role
Artist
Production date
Jan 1902
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Accession number
A65.870
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