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Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
- Date
- 1870 - 1875
- By
- Stack, James West (Rev), 1835-1919; Christie, John Hellard, 1897-1985
- Reference
- C-081-003/009
- Description
Sketch drawings with colour notes, showing early Christchurch houses and churches, and the Provincial Council Chambers, St Michael and All Angels Church, a windmill, flax and cabbage trees along the river bank, a bridge, and the Port Hills in the distance.
Artist may be Rev James West Stack (see similar style of image at A-210-016; Government Buildings Canterbury. [1860?]) One of the images C-081-007 has the name Thompson on the verso.
One drawing shows three shops including Albion House [milliner] and Papp[rill, tailor]. These two are listed in Canterbury almanacs for 1860-early 1870s. Another drawing shows St Michael and All Angels, which was built in 1872.
Quantity: 8 drawing(s) on seven sheets.
Physical Description: Pencil drawings, sizes varying from 240 x 410 mm, to 265 x 660 mm.
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097. - Other material from the same provenance is at MSS 85-097, PAColl-0931, NegColl-246, A-367-028/029, B-163-014/026, E-787 and E-788..
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 8 drawing(s) on seven sheets, Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil drawings, sizes varying from 240 x 410 mm, to 265 x 660 mm.
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UnknownArtist unknown :[Slate roofed stone house. 1870s]
Date: 1872 - 1874
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-004-1
Description: Shows a two-storeyed stone house, one of its windows having a gothic arch. The property is bounded by a wooden railing fence. There is a curve of the Avon River at the far right, and other buildings in the right background. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 240 x 535 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..
Artist unknown :[Provincial Council Chambers, Christchurch. 1870-1875?]
Date: 1870 - 1875
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-003
Description: Shows the Provincial Council Chambers in the distance, seen past a house with a verandah at the left, and a fenced area of trees at the right. Artist may be Rev James West Stack (see similar style of image at A-210-016; Government Buildings Canterbury. [1860?]) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 240 x 410 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..
Artist unknown :[Bridge and houses, Avon River, Christchurch. 1870-1875?]
Date: 1870 - 1875
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-005
Description: Shows a foreground bridge across a stream. with a row of houses along the far bank. Colour notes and sketch notes indicate foreground fern, and flax and the colour green. Artist may be Rev James West Stack (see similar style of image at A-210-016; Government Buildings Canterbury. [1860?]) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 240 x 410 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..
Artist unknown :[St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch. ca 1872-1874?]
Date: 1872 - 1874
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-007
Description: Shows a stretch of the Avon River in the foreground with several flax bushes. In the middle distance is the church of St Michael and All Angels; it is the church designed by English architect William Fitzjohn Crisp and built in 1872. The Port Hills are in the background. Inscriptions: Verso - top left - Paper 11 x 16 / Thompson / English / Scotch / Wesleyan / G. Building in a sketch Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 242 x 385 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..
Artist unknown :[Three shops in Gloucester Street, Christchurch. 1870s]
Date: 1872 - 1874
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-004-2
Description: Shows three businesses, probably in Gloucester Street, Christchurch: a painter's and glazier's business; Albion House Millinery; and [T] Papp[rill tailors]. Location Gloucester Street assumed from the fact that T Papprill, tailor is listed as being in Gloucester Street in Wises Directory for 1872. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 240 x 535 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..
Artist unknown :Flax & Maori heads, toe toe, &c; flax, tutu, fern, &c [ca 1872-1874?]
Date: 1872 - 1874
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-009
Description: Shows a section of the Avon River with several flax bushes in the foreground, and a flat bridge at the right. There are several house at the centre and left, and St Michael and All Angels Church (built 1872) is in the centre background, with the Port Hills of Christchurch in the distance. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 265 x 657 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..
Artist unknown :[Avon River, Provincial Court buildings and houses, Christchurch. 1870-...
Date: 1870 - 1875
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-006
Description: Shows a stretch of the Avon River, with the Provincial Chamber buildings in the left background. The Port Hills are in the right distance. There is a cabbage tree in the centre foreground. Artist may be Rev James West Stack (see similar style of image at A-210-016; Government Buildings Canterbury. [1860?]) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 249 x 535 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..
Artist unknown :[The Avon River, St Michael and All Angels, and a windmill, Christchurc...
Date: 1872 - 1874
From: Artist unknown :[Eight pencil sketches of Christchurch buildings and the Avon River. 1870-1875?]
Reference: C-081-008
Description: Unfinished sketch shows a stretch of the Avon River in the foreground with a wooden bridge at the far right. At the far left is the church of St Michael and All Angels, built in 1872. In the distance is a row of buildings including a windmill. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 270 x 650 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A85-097..