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Accession No 1977.58.3
Name/Title ALBUM, HERBARIUM; NEW ZEALAND FERNS
Brief Description An album containing specimens of pressed New Zealand ferns was compiled by Thomas Ellis in the 1880s.

Yeoman 1 Jan 1886 p12 col 1
"Mr Ellis of Goat Valley has just completed a very interesting exhibit, which he intends forwarding to London for the coming Indian and Colonial Exposition. It consists of a collection of mounted NZ ferns, bound in a handsome covering of polished NZ woods, and ornamented with NZ silver hinges, shield and clasp. The latter are the work of Mr Drew, at whose establishment in the Avenue, the book is now on view, and well worth inspection."
Classification Album/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker Drew, Samuel Henry (b.1844, d.1901)
Ellis, Thomas
Primary Prod Date 1880s
Primary Prod Period 19th century
Primary Prod Place Aotearoa/New Zealand
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