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[Cookson, Janetta Maria] 1812-1867 :Isaac's office. Lyttelton, September 1851. Our firs...
Date: 1861
From: [Cookson, Janetta Maria] 1812-1867 :Auckland Wellington 1861 1851-1865
By: Cookson, Janetta Maria, 1812-1866
Reference: E-340-q-072
Description: The upper image shows a small wooden building, described as 'Isaac's office' with the sign Cookson & Bowler on the side of it. It is viewed from one end, and has a picket fence and another small house beyond it. In the lower half is the another small wooden dwelling. It is seen from the front and has two doors and two windows, with steps leading up a bank to the two doors. The left-hand side is marked ITC [Isaac Thomas Cookson], the right WJH [William John Warburton Hamilton]. The lower drawing is also annotated 'Our first house. We were here 5 months from September 6th 1851 to February 6th 1852' Attribution of this sketchbook to Janetta Maria Cookson based on this sketch since Cookson's wife was with him in Lyttelton at this date. She was the daughter of a baronet, Sir Matthew Ridley. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Our first home. We were here 5 months from September 6th 1851 to February 6th 1852.. House is identified as belonging to Isaac Cookson (left-hand side), and W J Hamilton (right-hand side). Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and sepia wash, 170 x 225 mm, tipped into sketchbook.