IMAGE
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
- Date
- 1860 - 1870
- By
- Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908; Smith, Barry, active 1990s
- Reference
- E-572
- Description
Includes sketches of scenes in Taranaki, Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua, and Wairoa.
Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover.
Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884.
Boxed with two sketchbooks by Jock McEwen. There is no connection with this sketchbook and the Jock McEwen sketchbooks
Inscriptions: Album page - [Inside front cover]: Dr Spratt / Greytown W.
Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s).
Physical Description: Sketchbook of 10 leaves, interleaved with tissue, size 184 x 246 mm.
Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Black and white photographic file prints of all pages. See child records.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 sketchbook(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Sketches, Sketchbook of 10 leaves, interleaved with tissue, size 184 x 246 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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UnknownSpratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :View of Mount Egmont - off the coast. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-002
Description: Shows a view looking south from the coast off New Plymouth, towards Mount Egmont. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :Rotorua. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-007
Description: Shows a view looking down on a group of Maori whare on the peninsula at Ohinemutu, with Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island in the background. Steam rises from the ground at two points Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. The view pre-dates the building of the first St Faith's Church at Ohinemutu, showing simply the Maori settlement, with no church. The first church was dedicated in 1885 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :View off the wharf Tauranga. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-006
Description: Shows a view looking west along the coast, with a wharf or jetty in the middle distance, and Mt Maunganui in the centre distance. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Bridges over river at Te Wairoa. 1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-009
Description: Shows two bridges spanning a curve of a river. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :Church at Mangare - Onehunga. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-003
Description: Shows St James' Church, Mangere church (a lava stone construction, begun in 1857) on the top of a rise in the middle distance, with a body of water in the right foreground. There is a rowing boat pulled up on the beach, and the gateway to a farm on the left. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Other Titles - Mangere Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :View from Major Brown's house - Henui - Taranaki. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-001
Description: Shows a view looking along the coast to the north, with three or four houses and possibly a church in the right middle distance. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :Entrance to Tauranga. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-005
Description: Shows an island in the middle of Tauranga Harbour. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :Waterfall at Wairoa. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-008
Description: Shows a waterfall descending amongst bush, to a pool above rocks. A figure sits in the right foreground. This waterfall is 100 metres high.(See note in Wises guide, under Te Wairoa). Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Other Titles - Te Wairoa Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 247 x 186 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :View of North Shore - Auckland. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-004
Description: Shows a view looking out to North Head, with the top of Rangitoto Island seen behind North Head at the left. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.
Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :Lake Terawera looking down from Wairoa. [1860s?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]
By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908
Reference: E-572-010
Description: A view looking down on Lake Tarawera from Te Wairoa Village. There are ferns and tree ferns at right and left foreground. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Other Titles - Lake Tarawera Te Wairoa Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.