IMAGE
Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965 :[Sketches - Trees, Mokoia sketchbook. 1900-1930?]
- Date
- 1900 - 1930
- By
- Moore, Dorothy Evelyn, 1887-1963
- Reference
- E-754
- Description
Includes pencil and watercolour sketches of Botanical gardens Wellington, manuka in Botanical Gardens Wellington, near Wellington, Point Howard from the road to Lowry Bay Petone, the Heads from York Bay Wellington, native beech York Bay Wellington, Egmont from Mokoia (several sketches), Mokoia homestead (2 sketches - similar to watercolour at B-163-005), stream near Melville Rd Kaponga, tree manuka on the "Round trip" D[awson] Falls, adult totara and weinmannia racemosa at the edge of the paddock at D[awson] Falls, Hastie's Hill, totara at D[awson] Falls - stem is shortened in this drawing, totara at D[awson] Falls.
Latest date may be around 1930 - this is the date of the watercolour of Mokoia homstead at B-163-005. Inscription inside front cover indicates that the sketchbook was given to Dorothy E Moore from her mother in 1900 and then to Dorothy's sister John L Moore in 1920, also by the mother.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Hardbound red buckram sketchbook with gold-inscribed title "Sketches" on front cover, with 19 leaves, each 165 x 225 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works]. / Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965 :[Sketchbooks. 1910s-1963]
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Sketches, Hardbound red buckram sketchbook with gold-inscribed title "Sketches" on front cover, with 19 leaves, each 165 x 225 mm.
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