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Alington, John Sydney, 1879-1941 :Up Oxford way, NZ. Sketched from nature. 4/7/09
Date: 1909
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington, John Sydney, 1879-1941
Reference: A-446-009
Description: Shows a view across the north Canterbury plains to the Southern Alps in the distance. There are fenced boundaries in the foreground, and areas of pine plantations dotted through the scene. There is one house nestled among trees in the middle distance to the right. Other Titles - 1909 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - J S Alington 4/7/09; Verso - bottom left - Sketched from Nature. Up Oxford way NZ [in pencil, probably in the hand of Charlotte Mabel Alington]; Verso - bottom right - Painted by J S Alington Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 159 x 252 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, John Sydney, 1879-1941 :[Maori settlement looking across Lake Taupo to the ce...
Date: 1924
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington, John Sydney, 1879-1941
Reference: A-446-008
Description: Shows a view of the head of the Waikato River, looking south across Lake Taupo to Mounts Tongaririo, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu in the distance. On the right bank, in the foreground, is a Maori pa, with a pataka or food store shown most prominently. Both banks of the river are densely covered in trees, including pine and cabbage trees, and bush. A canoe or waka with six occupants glides away from the pa across the river. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J S Alington 20.1.24; Verso - top left - Copied from a black and white picture. Copied by J S Alington 1924 [in pencil, probably Charlotte Mabel Alington's hand]; Verso - top right - Colours are as fresh as they were when first painted [in pencil, probably in Charlotte Mabel Alington's hand] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 144 x 244 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.