[F. W. Niven & Company] :View of Masterton, N.Z. from Fire Brigade tower. - [Ballarat, Victoria] ; Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association Limited with F. W. Niven & Company [Between 1893 and 1895]

The print shows the View of Masterton (257 x 643 mm irreg.) surrounded by 28 vignettes advertising Wairarapa businesses. These include (from top left) H. Phillips Occidental Hotel, F. Hollway Family Butcher Queen Street, Dixon Bros ... cordial manufacturers, Chapel St, J. L. Murray mercer & outfitter, Isedore Mandel hot baths and showers, H. Pearson taylor, Pinhey Bros livery & stables, William Whitt cabinet maker Queen Street, John Henderson tailor, James Wickens pastrycook, Wairarapa Star offices, Hounslow & Hoar cabinet makers, Chas E. Daniell general contractor, O. Pragnell draper, [two illegible advertisements], A. White tobacconists and hairdressers, Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative, Masterton Coach Factory, J. Graham general merchants, Waipoua Coach Factory Queen street, John Watt bookseller & stationer.

Attributed to F. W. Niven from its strong similarity to other large chromolithographs of the same period.

Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).

Physical Description: 1 print on backing board; chromolithograph 668 x 995 mm

Fragile. Handle with care

Condition poor: surface cracked, extensive losses, holes and tears; varnished