Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945

Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945, Lysaght, Sophie Augusta, 1862?-1945

Daughter of James Richard Lysaght (1819-1899) and Frances Charlotte (née Gardiner). Arrived in Canterbury in 1874 with her parents and siblings on the Crusader. Resided at Mokoia, Taranaki, as a young woman. An artist who drew in pencils and watercolours. Lived at Moreroa, Chatham Islands, 1885?-1891, with her husband, farmer Francis Edward Moore (1853-1908) whom she married at St Mary's Church, Hawera, on 26 November 1884. Mother of John Lysaght Moore, artist; and sister of Mary Grace Caroline Lysaght, artist. According to the New Zealand register of deaths, 'Sophia Augusta Moore' died in 1945, aged 83 years, making her date of birth ca 1862. She was known by the family as Sophie

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[Lysaght, Sophia Augusta] 1862?-1945 :Waigogoro [ca 1880]

Date: 1880

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-015

Description: On verso - A181-016 Opuha Other Titles - Waingongoro Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Sepia watercolour 127 x 178 mm

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[Moore, John Lysaght], 1897-1965 :Mount Cenis lake at the top of the pass; going from I...

Date: 1920 - 1929

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-378-020

Description: Shows a lake with hills and mountains in the background. S A M was the artist's mother, Sophia Augusta Moore. E M M was the artist's sister, Evelyn Mary Moore, b 1892. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 250 x 335 mm.

Manuscript

Moore family : Papers

Date: 1860-1965

By: Forbes, Josephine Knyvett, 1917-2005

Reference: MS-Papers-1189

Description: Correspondence between Francis Moore and his wife Sophie (nee Lysaght) and with various family members, particularly those of Francis' family in England. Includes correspondence with his brother Arthur W Moore, an Admiral in the British Navy, and his sister Evelyn Moore, a Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria. Also papers relating to their son John Lysaght Moore, artist. Some reference to the Chatham Islands where Moore farmed in the 1880s and 1890s. Relationship complexity - Further Moore family correspondence at 81-041 Quantity: 26 folder(s). 0.26 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available. Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Sketches by Mary and Frances Lysaght.

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[Lysaght, Sophia Augusta] 1862?-1945 :Opuha [1880s?]

Date: 1879 - 1889

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-016

Description: A rough sketch, looking from a low hill into a valley with houses and trees. Further hills behind the houses Opuha Station belonged to the Wigley Family, the artist's sister Annie and brother-in-law Thomas. The couple married in 1879 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 127 x 177 mm

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[Lysaght, Sophia Augusta] 1862?-1945 :Marakapia Lake (or the Dip Lake), Chatham Islands...

Date: 1885 - 1891

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Forbes, Josephine Knyvett, 1917-2005

Reference: A-180-028

Description: A view across a lake towards bush-clad hills. Rushes to the right, with landing poles or dead tree trunks in the water Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 190 x 310 mm

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Lysaght, Sophie Augusta d 1949? :Lake, Rotokore Taranaki [ca 1900]

Date: 1900

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945

Reference: A-181-003

Description: A lagoon surrounded by tall trees Other Titles - Lake Rotokare Taranaki. Barrett Lagoon Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - titlel. Also 'by S A Moore about 1900' in pencil lower right Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 189 x 317 mm

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Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :[Taranaki landscape. ca 1880]

Date: 1880

From: Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :[Mt Egmont, ca 1880]

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-007-a

Description: Mount Egmont seen across rolling countryside On verso of A-181-007 Inscriptions: Signed: S A Moore Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 123 x 204 mm

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Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :Sketch by Sophie A Moore from tent near haunted wh...

Date: 1919

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-011

Description: A view from inside a tent, looking out to trees and distant hills Extended Title - S.A.M. and J.L.M. camped here 1919 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title and date in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 226 x 300 mm

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Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :The Lake, Chatham I. [ca 1890]

Date: 1885 - 1891

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-024

Description: View across a broad lagoon, probably Te Whanga Lagoon. Tree stumps and raised patches of land, with a distant headland Other Titles - Island Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - S A Moore. The Lake. Chatham I [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 123 x 355 mm

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Moore family : Letters

Date: 1890, 1894

By: Moore family; Forbes, Josephine Knyvett, 1917-2005

Reference: MS-Papers-10850

Description: Seven letters from Sophie A Moore, Moreroa, Chatham Islands to various family members, 1890 (including her sister Louisa (`Tubby'), born 14 Oct 1862); letter from Francis E Moore (her husband), 1890; letter from Frances Lysaght (her sister), 1890; letter from H Hawer to Louie (Mrs Alfred Atkinson), 1890; letter from Ruth Atkinson, Nelson to Louie, 1894 Relationship complexity - See also MS-Papers-1189 for futher Moore family papers deposited by Mrs Forbes Quantity: 1 folder(s) (11 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

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Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965 :Near Waitaki School; gum trees, Buckley's Estate, Oamar...

Date: 1915 - 1916

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965; Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945

Reference: A-379-012

Description: Shows a group of gum trees with white trunks. Inscriptions: Backing board recto - beneath image - Belongs to S.A.M. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 262 x 214 mm.

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Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :From Mokoia verandah[?]. Inner circle in left hand c...

Date: 1875 - 1885

From: Various artists :[Watercolour and pencil drawings by members of the Lysaght and Stowe families. ca 1870-1930]

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945

Reference: B-190-001

Description: A scene from a porch, of fenced pastures holding horses, and hills in the distance. One of the porch's upright support bars is visible in the foreground on the right, covered in (possibly) jasmine. The sky is grey and foreboding Inscriptions: Verso - centre - From Mokoia verandah[?] about 1880 / Inner circle in left hand corner / Green Hill (MacMAsters Hill) S.A.M. [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 176 x 254 mm

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Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline, 1850-1935 :Mokoia. 1878

Date: 1878

From: Various artists :[Watercolour and pencil drawings by members of the Lysaght and Stowe families. ca 1870-1930]

By: Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline, 1850-1935

Reference: B-190-010-1/2

Description: A view of the farm at Mokoia, from in front of the house. On the verso is a view looking out towards the sea, with two cabbage trees, probably also Mokoia See also a similar scene painted by Sophia Augusta Moore, at B-190-001 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Mokoia 1878 [in pencil] Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 139 x 229 mm

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Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :Camping place Kekerengu river near Kaikoura (100 mil...

Date: 1915 - 1920

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945

Reference: E-752-016

Description: A flat spot near a river bank, looking towards the Kaikoura Ranges beyond, with trees lining the river bank. A white shape towards the left may be the family's tent Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour in sketchbook, page size 110 x 180 mm.

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Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :Logs washed on to beach... from sea. Katie Blacket...

Date: 1880

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-017

Description: A girl with bare legs seated on a large log on a beach, a headland beyond to the south. Likely to be South Taranaki, where the artist spent her teenage years Inscriptions: Signed: S. A. Moore. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 175 x 251 mm

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Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :Mt Egmont from New Plymouth. S A Lysaght about 1880

Date: 1880

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-010

Description: Snow-covered Mount Taranaki, with the Pouakai Range to the right Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Title, date and attribution in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 136 x 225 mm

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[Lysaght, Sophia Augusta], 1862?-1945 :[Three sketchbooks. 1880s to early twentieth cen...

Date: 1880 - 1920

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: E-045-1/3

Description: New Zealand and Chatham Islands landscapes Quantity: 3 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour ; blue buckram box

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Lysaght, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 :[Sketches of people and places] ca 1885

Date: 1885 - 1891

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945

Reference: A-181-026/028

Description: Contents: 26. Moreroa, April 1885 [showing house and woolshed on Chatham Island]--27. [Sketches, mainly of children, some named]--28. [Two coastal views, of Chatham Islands?; Country church, with horse and carriage. Also description of first sketch (photocopied from verso) Quantity: 3 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: 3 photocopies, 213 x 339 mm

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[Lysaght, Sophie Augusta] 1862?-1945 :Mt Egmont from New Plymouth about 1880

Date: 1880

By: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-181-005

Description: Snow-covered Mount Taranaki to the left, the Pouakai Ranges in the middle distance and native bush in the foreground Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 139 x 227 mm

Other

Watt, M M :Photograph of Sophia Augusta Lysaght and three pages from New Zealand Free L...

Date: Wednesday, 4 February, 1925

By: Watt, Muriel Mary, 1917-2005

Reference: PAColl-1220

Description: Quantity: 4 photocopy/ies in one envelope.