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Painted shell; John Philemon Backhouse; c.1880; 2009.47.1

Painted shell; John Philemon Backhouse; c.1880; 2009.47.1
Name/Title
Painted shell
About this object
Shell with a painted scene of a New Zealand Maori Village circa 1880.
Attributed to John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908).
Maker
John Philemon Backhouse
Date Made
c.1880
Inscription and Marks
in black ink on reverse of shell inscribed
"NM/36/102"
Measurements
c 21cm x 19cm
Object number
2009.47.1

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Howick Historical Villlage
Maori village
painting


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Lucie Paterson29 Jul 2009 02:16 AM,UTC
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.