Memorial fountain to the Brig 'Gertrude'

1991

Nicola Mannering

Accessible

Type

  • Fountain

Medium

  • Ceramic
  • Brick
  • Stainless steel
  • Fountain/water feature mechanism

Dimensions

  • H1800 (+1800 to rim of fountain bowl) x W1200 x D270mm

Nicola Mannering, ‘Memorial Fountain to the Brig 'Gertrude'’ (1991), Plimmer Steps, CBD, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

1991–Current

Top of Plimmer Steps, CBD, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Artists
Credit

Wellington City Council Art Collection

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

A memorial fountain with a ceramic mural painted by Nicola Mannering as a backdrop. It depicts the brig Gertrude that bought the Plimmer family to Wellington in 1841.