IMAGE
Artist unknown :S. S. Huia aground at Patea
- Date
- June 1900
- By
- Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- G-490
- Description
The steam ship and topsail schooner 'Huia' aground on a beach at Patea, New Zealand. A wharf is visible in the background, along with rock formations at the foot of rocky headlands in the distance
There are records of the Huia going aground in several places and at several dates: Briefly at the entrance to Nelson Harbour, March 1881; at Patea, June 1900; at the entrance to Motueka Harbour Feb 1903. For a longer period, in the channel by the Foxton bar, Sept 1889. The surrounding landforms do not resemble the flat land around the Foxton bar, making one of the other venues more likely.
Location identification made by comparsion with a photograph of the stranding published in Wanganui Herald weekly supplement 'The Yeoman' in June 1900.
Title supplied by Library.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - S S [in red brushpoint]. Possible scratched out initials on the bottom right corner.
Quantity: 1 oil(s).
Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 450 x 640 mm
Provenance: Possibly part of Alexander Turnbull's collection
Processing information: Record updated 21 July 2023 with location information supplied by a researcher.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 oil(s), Works of art, Oil paintings, Marines (Visual works), Oil on canvas, 450 x 640 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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