Painted shell; John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908) fl. 1871-1901; 1880-1886; 200...
Painted shell
About this object
Shell with a painted scene of a New Zealand Maori Village circa 1880.
Possibly a painting of a Te Arawa kainga in the thermal region prior to the eruption of Mt. Tarawera in 1886.
Attributed to John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908).
John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908) fl. 1871-1901
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made1880-1886
Place Made Place NotesProbably painted in the Te Arawa or Rotorua Lakes region
Inscription and Marks
in black ink on reverse of shell inscribed
"NM/36/102"
210x190mm
Object number2009.47.1
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Here are some other links to painted shells that some lovely folk on Twitter helped us find on behalf of @nzmuseums
http://lucaantara.blogspot.com/2009/07/this-exquisite-image-of-pink-terrace.html
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/blogs/collections/2009/01/
Also apprently this might be a pearl shell rather than a clam.
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