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Arden, Hamar Humphrey, 1815-1895 :[Arden's house at Bell Block, New Plymouth, ca 1860]
Date: 1860
By: Arden, Hamar Humphrey, 1816-1895
Reference: B-009-019
Description: A house in a garden setting, with Mount Taranaki in the background. On the verso is the preliminary pencil sketch for this drawing. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) (recto). 1 drawing(s) (verso). Physical Description: Watercolour 175 x 250 mm ; Pencil 175 x 250 mm
Arden, Hamar Humphrey 1815-1895 :[Arden's house at Bell Block, New Plymouth, ca 1860]
Date: 1860
From: Arden, Hamar Humphrey, 1815-1895 :[Arden's house at Bell Block, New Plymouth, ca 1860]
By: Arden, Hamar Humphrey, 1816-1895
Reference: B-009-019-1
Description: A single-storey house, with a second building adjacent to it, in a developed garden setting, with Mount Taranaki in the background. A cabbage tree is in the garden, as well as several circular flower beds Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) (recto). Physical Description: Watercolour 175 x 250 mm
Arden, Hamar Humphrey, 1816-1895 :[View of the early township of New Plymouth, 1878]
Date: 1878
By: Arden, Hamar Humphrey, 1816-1895
Reference: B-187-017
Description: Shows a view of the township of New Plymouth, looking south towards Paritutu. The Huatoki Stream can be seen bottom left. A man is on the beach, possibly with a fishing rod in hand. In the middle ground on the left can be seen the Beach Hotel (later the Terminus and later still the Tasman Hotel), Richmond Cottage, Custom House and boatsheds. Two boats carrying people are approaching the shore. A tall flagstaff flying a red ensign are seen on the left 'Frank' probably relates to Francis Hamar Arden, Hamar Humphrey's son; Bessie (and possibly also Sarah) was Frank's sister Rona Dornia Robson was the granddaughter of Taranaki sawmiller James Robson A similar, earlier work by Arden held at Puke Ariki, dated ca 1860s Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - H H Arden; Verso - top left - For Frank and Sarah, with Bessie's love [in pencil]; Verso - top left - Miss Dormia Robson, 29 Princes St / Auck. C1 [in biro]; Verso - top right - Painted for James Robson, early pioneer sawmiller of Taranaki., by Arden 1978 [1878] [in biro] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, pencil and Chinese white on paper, 255 x 355 mm