![O.033088; [Hatching moth]. From the portfolio: Birth of a Beauty: The Hatching of the Emperor Gum Moth Antheraea eucalypti; 1945; Sharell, Richard ; without frame](https://media.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/281151/preview)
item details
Name[Hatching moth]. From the portfolio: Birth of a Beauty: The Hatching of the Emperor Gum Moth Antheraea eucalypti
ProductionRichard Sharell; photographer; 1945; New Zealand
Classificationblack-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, works of art
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, photographic paper, cardboard
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 101mm (height), 81mm (length)
Registration NumberO.033088
Overview
Number four in a series of eight. A close-up view of a moth emerging from a cocoon on the branch of a plant.
Caption: 'The body, the fury legs, the pretty, comb-like antennae are fully developed, but the wings, almost wet, are bunched-up, crinkled flaps'.