First Fleet artwork collection

Single shell on its side, against a plain background. It has an elongated body whorl with the aperture to the left and underneath, and the short spire pointing to the right. The interior of the aperture is coloured yellow-ochre, while the outside of the shell is pale fawn overlaid with a pattern of chestnut-brown coloured fine lines.

• Port Jackson Painter]
• The drawing is inscribed in blue pencil at top right with the number "327", which refers to the pre-1984 numbering system for the Watling Collection.
• The drawing is unsigned and undated, but the style of painting is characteristic of Thomas Watling's.
• The mollusk was identified as a Wavy Volute, Amorena undulata, by Tom Iredale, 'History of New South Wales Shells Part III: The Settlement Years (continued): Thomas Watling, Artist', Proceedings, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1956-7 pp. 162-169 (1958).
• The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning.
• By permission of the trustees of the Natural History Museum (London)
• Two sets of transparencies held in the Natural History Museum (London) Zoology Library and Picture Library: Picture Library reference number 12393
• James Lee of Kensington : purchased ; 1902
• Data sheet available
• Iredale, Tom, 'History of New South Wales Shells Part III: The Settlement Years (continued): Thomas Watling, Artist', Proceedings, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1956-7 pp. 162-169 (1958).