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Flower painting of three native orchids, Acianthus caudatus, Chiloglottis diphylla and Cyrtostylis reniformis by William Lewis May (1861-1925), Tasmania

May, William Lewis , Flower painting of three native orchids, Acianthus caudatus, Chiloglottis diphylla and Cyrtostylis reniformis by William Lewis May (1861-1925), Tasmania , University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia.

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Painting of three native orchids, Acianthus caudatus (Mayfly Orchid), Chiloglottis diphylla and Cyrtostylis reniformis (Small Gnat Orchid) 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.

Item Type: Other
Authors/Creators:May, William Lewis
Keywords: Quaker, Religious Society of Friends, Tasmania, religious history, social history, Australia, flower paintings, William Lewis May, native orchids, Acianthus caudatus, Chiloglottis diphylla, Cyrtostylis reniformis, Mayfly Orchid, Small Gnat Orchid
Publisher: University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection
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