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

Originally the backdrop to an operating fountain, this painted ceramic tile mural depicts the brig 'Gertrude' anchored in the Wellington Harbour as she may have appeared when she brought John Plimmer (after whom the steps are named) and his family to Wellington in 1841.