IMAGE
Swainson, William 1789-1855 :Hutts [sic] of the first settlers Petoni Beach. [1840].
- Date
- 1841 - 1850
- By
- Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Leeper, Janet, active 1960s; Swainson, Edwin Newcombe, 1833-1913
- Reference
- A-190-013
- Description
Shows three huts with steep-pitched thatched roofs, rush walls and small windows. The central hut is enclosed by a small wooden fence. The one at right foreground has a high stone chimney. A man is applying flax or rushes to the walls. In extreme right foreground grows a flax bush. There are hills in the background.
The furthest cottage may be the building used as the first courthouse; see note for work at A-190-014.
Other Titles - Huts, Petone
Inscriptions: Verso - top right - [Title]
Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on paper..
Physical Description: Pencil, 113 x 211 mm.
Provenance: Previously collection of Edwin Swainson
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s) on paper., Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil, 113 x 211 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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