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Flower painting of Tetratheca ericoides by William Lewis May (1861-1925), Tasmania
No full textPainting of Tetratheca ericoides by William Lewis May, otherwise known as Lewis, who was born in 1861 in South Australia, the eldest son of William and Mary May (nee Cotton) and together with the rest of his family created a fine orchard and homes in Sandford. He had many interests such as Egyptology, botany and gardening and traced the genealogical history of his own family. However it is for his shell collections that he is best known.For many years he concentrated on the study of shells amassing one of the best collections of English shells outside England and one of the best collections of Australian and Tasmanian shells in the world. He created exquisite drawings of shells which were published to illustrate his book on the subject. He also painted Tasmanian wildflowers and birds and found time to be Clerk of Monthly Meeting for 15 years, was on the Standing Committee of the Society and on the Committee of the Friends' High School
Flower painting of native orchids, Caladenia turnea, Glossodia major and Caladenia angustata by William Lewis May (1861-1925), Tasmania
No full textPainting of native orchids Caladenia turnea, Glossodia major (Wax-lip Orchid) and Caladenia angustata (Narrow-leaf Caladenia)(dated 1889 and 1890) by William Lewis May, otherwise known as Lewis, who was born in 1861 in South Australia, the eldest son of William and Mary May (nee Cotton) and together with the rest of his family created a fine orchard and homes in Sandford. He had many interests such as Egyptology, botany and gardening and traced the genealogical history of his own family. However it is for his shell collections that he is best known.For many years he concentrated on the study of shells amassing one of the best collections of English shells outside England and one of the best collections of Australian and Tasmanian shells in the world. He created exquisite drawings of shells which were published to illustrate his book on the subject. He also painted Tasmanian wildflowers and birds and found time to be Clerk of Monthly Meeting for 15 years, was on the Standing Committee of the Society and on the Committee of the Friends' High School
Playing cards - 8 of spades. Drawn by Thomas Claude Wade Midwood, Hobart, Tasmania, 1854-1912
No full textPlaying cards - hand illustrated by Thomas Midwood - two versions of 'the eight of spades' in pencil and ink from a private collection of 80 of his cards