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Sketches of Victorian bush flowers

Sketches of Victorian bush flowers
 (c. 1861)

Medium
sketchbook: watercolour, iron gall ink and pencil, 75 pages with red printed ink, leather binding
Measurements
15.0 × 10.0 × 1.0 cm (closed) 15.0 × 19.0 × 1.0 cm (open)
Place/s of Execution
Victoria
Inscription
inscribed on front endpaper in pen and ink u.l.: 7th July, 1862. Sent to Mrs Wood 16th July. / Painted a design of bush flowers for / Mrs Nugent Wood – New Zealand / for a book she is publishing / Kennedia Prostrata / Swainsona Procumbens / Burchardia Umbellata / Carraea Speciosa / Glassodia major / Dillwynia / Carraea Virens / Bulbina Bulbosa / Pimelia Glauca / Epacris Willmorriana / Price £2-2-0 A. Paulson / June 3rd / 1876 / at / Castlemaine (underlined)
Presented (ente underlined) / to / Dr. Silvester / by / M. Paulson / Son of the artist

(Page 1) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 27 (o underlined)
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Tetratheca
inscribed in pen and ink l.r: Ciliata Lindley

(Page 2) inscribed in pencil u.c.: No 25 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.l.: in Book
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 2
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Corraea Virens. / From the Cumberland Reef. Fryers Creek Road; May 1860
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Smith

(Page 3) inscribed in pencil u.l.: 3 / No 29 (o underlined)
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Droona, Peltata / Sutton Grange, Mt.. Alexander
inscribed in pencil l.r: Sir

(Page 4) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 1 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.c.: mounted drawings
inscribed in pencil u.r.:4
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Persoonia Rigida R.Br / From Specimen Gully Septr.. 1860

(Page 5) inscribed in pencil u.l.: 5 No 28 (o underlined)
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Dillwynia

(Page 6) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 2 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 6
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: From Joyces Creek Oct. 1860
inscribed in pencil l.c.: (Cyologynes)
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Swainsona procumbens
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Mueller

(Page 7) inscribed in pencil u.l.: 7 No 3 (o underlined)
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Bursarsia Spinosa
inscribed in pencil l.r.: . Cavan

(Page 8) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 3 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 8
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Decr 1860 / (…illeg.) Creek
inscribed in pen and ink l.r: Pterostylis / Mitchelli Lindley

(Page 9) inscribed in pencil u.r.: 9 No 31 (o underlined)
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Stackhousia / Sutton Grange Mt. Alexander
inscribed in pen and ink l.r: Monogynia

(Page 10) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 4 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 10
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Diuris Elongata / Mount Alexander Victoria
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Novr. 1860

(Page 11) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 20 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.c.: Golden Wattle / Mounted Drawing
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Acacia pycnantha
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Brn

(Page 12) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 5 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 11
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: From the Eureka Reef / Lobelia Gibbosa
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Decr. 1860
inscribed in pencil l.r: Sabole

(Page 13) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 21 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.c.: Mounted Drawing
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Caladima / Patersonia

(Page 14) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 6 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 12
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Eryngium Obinum / From near the Bald Hill Victoria Jany.. 1861.
inscribed in pencil l.r: All Cunn

(Page 16) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 7 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 13
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Lobelia Fluviatilis / From Barkers’ Creek
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Decr. 1860
inscribed in pencil l.r: R. Br

(Page 18) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 4 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 14
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Celarephabris Citrinus / From Wattle Flat Castlemaine
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Janry. 1861

(Page 20) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 9 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 15
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Burchardia Umbellata
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: From Spring Creek Ranges
inscribed in pencil l.r: R Br

(Page 22) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 10 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 16
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Sutton Grange
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Hylidium – / Grainifolium

(Page 24) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 11 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 17
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: From the Eureka Reef
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Caladinia Patersonia
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Sep 1860

(Page 26) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 12 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 18
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Sep 1860
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Grevillia Latrobei: from Specimen Gully

(Page 28) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 13 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 19
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Eriostemon Verrucosum / Fryers Creek Road August 1860
inscribed in pencil l.r: All Cunn

(Page 30) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No. 14
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 20
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Banksia Australis. / or Honeysuckle Tree from M(…illeg.)ford
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: July / 1859

(Page 32) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 15 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 21
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Young State of / Eucalyptus Viminalis, / Peppermint tree / Friars’ Creek Road
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: August 1859.

(Page 34) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 16 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 22
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Thelymitra / ixioidis
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Spring Creek / Ranges

(Page 36) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 17 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 23
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Joyces / Plains.
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Arthropodium / laxum

(Page 38) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 18 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 24
inscribed in iron gall ink l.l.: Carraea Speciosa / From Bark Creek Amherst.
inscribed in pencil l.r: Ands

(Page 40) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 19 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 25
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Acacia Cuspidata / From Chinamans Creek.
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: July 1959
inscribed in pencil l.r: All Cumm

(Page 42) inscribed in pencil u.l.: Drawings in Book / Nos 1 & 2
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 26
inscribed in pencil c.: Actroloma humifola Br / 27
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Claytonia Australis
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: I Hook

(Page 44) inscribed in pencil u.l.: 28 / Nos 3 & 4
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 29
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Acacia Aspira / Lindley
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Pimelia Glauca

(Page 46) inscribed in pencil u.l.: Drawings in Book / No 5 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 30
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Grevillia
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: riparia
inscribed in pencil l.r: RBr

(Page 48) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 6 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 31
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Veronica perfoliata
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: R Brown

(Page 50) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 7 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 33
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Caladinia Barbata / From Fryers’ Creek Road
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Lindley
inscribed in pencil l.r: September

(Page 52) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 8 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 33
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Goodinia Geniculata
inscribed in pencil l.r: R Br

(Page 54) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 9 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 34
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Orchis
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Diuris Maculata / From the Bald Hill
inscribed in pencil l.r: October

(Page 56) inscribed in pencil u.l.: 35 / Nos 10. 11 (s underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.c.: October
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 36
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Caladenia
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: August 1859
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: Caladinia / Fryers Creek Road
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Carnea Br

(Page 58) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 12 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 37
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Grevillia Dallachyona / From Fryer’s Creek Road.
Mueller Aug’st 1859.

(Page 59) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 13 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Swainsona procumbens / From Ravenswood / October

(Page 60) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 14 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 38
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Diuris / From Ravenswood
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: 1859

(Page 62) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 15 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 39
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Gladsodia Major. R Br
inscribed in pencil l.c.: October

(Page 63) inscribed in pencil u.c.: New South Wales Growth

(Page 64) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 16 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.c.: Victorian Growth
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 40
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Kennedya prostrata. / From Newstead
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: 1859
inscribed in pencil l.r.: R Brown

(Page 66) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 17 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 41
inscribed in pencil l.l.: October
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Bulbine Bulbosa / Haw

(Page 68) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 18 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 42
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Grevillea Pinnatifida / From Creek Road
inscribed in pencil l.r.: 1859

(Page 70) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 19 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 43
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Dillwynia
inscribed in pencil l.l.: From Creek Road
inscribed in pencil l.c.: Mopida
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.:1859

(Page 72) inscribed in pencil u.l.: 44 / Nos 20, 21 (s underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 45
inscribed in pencil l.l.: R Br
inscribed in pen and ink l.l.: Velleya / Paradoxa
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Li(…illeg.) / Marginalis
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Ali(…illeg.)

(Page 73) inscribed in pencil u.l.: N. 22

(Page 74) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 23 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 46
inscribed in pen and ink c.l.: From / Gand(…illeg.)t / Sep/60
inscribed in pen and ink c.: Pterostylis
inscribed in pencil c.r.: conoinea
inscribed in pencil c.l.: Honea / Arterophyllus / No 26
inscribed in pencil c.r.: 47
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Septr. / Honea / Caterophyllia / Cunningham
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Aug 1860

(page 75) inscribed in pencil u.l.: No 24 (o underlined)
inscribed in pencil u.r.: 48
inscribed in pen and ink l.c.: Trichinium lanatum / Lindley

inscribed on back endpaper in pen and ink u.l.: Forwarded to Henry Christophers, Esq. / Castlemaine, 3rd Oct 1861 for / the International Exhibition London / in 1862. / A series of original drawings / from Victorian Bush Flowers / by Anne Paulson Castlemaine. / 31 drawings in a Book / 21 do. In a portfolio / total 52. drawings in Portfolio / Copies of 48 of the drawings / are in this book – and in addition / The Golden wattle acacia tribe 1 / Caladinea pattersonia 2 / Swainsona 3 / Lilia flower without name 4 / The above were inadvertently left behind / at Melbourne. On the 23rd July 1862 / I sent them to London to my brother (…illeg.) / for him to sell them – A sketch of Mount / Alexander accompanied them – / They went by the oceans delivery company / The insurance paid 15/- A.P. /
Accession Number
2008.33
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Kay Rodda, 2008
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display