Untitled
Artist
McBurney, Maria Emma
Production date
Circa 1880
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Object Detail
Title
Untitled
Production date
Circa 1880
Medium
watercolour on card, mounted to card
Measurements
47.9 x 37.2 cm
Object type
Interpretive text
Maria Emma McBurney (1852-1935) lived in Mackay in the late 19th century after marrying Robert McBurney, the area’s Government Medical Officer. This still life features colourful acalypha leaves and various Melanesian crafted objects including a comb, coins, and two crossed spears. McBurney’s husband was a co-owner of the ‘Lavinia,’ a vessel that brought indentured labourers from the South Sea Islands to plantations in Central Queensland.
Artspace Mackay 2021
Artspace Mackay 2021
Credit line
Mackay Regional Council Art Collection, gift of Lorraine and Simon McConnell 1980.
Accession number
2004.52
