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Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :"Cottage on the farm", Te Ore Ore, Masterton. 1856.
Date: 1856
By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897
Reference: A-106-022
Description: Shows long wooden fence in front of group of buildings, including: cottage with verandah and climbing plant, two chimneys and four visible windows and side door with small glass windows above; small hut partly obscured to the left of the cottage; raised hut on long piles; shed with pitched roof and lean-to end next to wooden chute (possibly for feed); and two adjacent small outhouses behind. Behind the group is a stand of bush, and a range of hills is visible in the left distance. Title and artist from notes on backing paper. Lithograph, "Market Cross, Devizes" by Ackerman & Co. on verso. Backing board has print of Gustave Dore's "Christ leaving the Pra..." Richard Collins farmed at Te Ore Ore from 1849. According to Bagnall's "Wairarapa..." (1976), his house was destroyed by the 1855 earthquake. Therefore, these buildings may all have to have been erected in 1 year. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [...im (or airn?)....D B?] 1856; Backing board recto - centre - (In a later hand): "Cottage on the farm" /Te Ore Ore Masterton" /Masterton. Original water colour by C.D. Barraud Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) on verso of magazine page.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 197 x 305 mm.