IMAGE
Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :[Cottage, Petone] 1846.
- Date
- 1846
- By
- Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Leeper, Janet, active 1960s
- Reference
- A-190-014
- Description
A small thatched cottage with a tall conical roof, propped up with branches on three visible sides. A man standing to the left and a barrel lying on the ground near the building, flax bushes in the foreground and the harbour and Western Hutt hills in the background. Probably the first Petone court house building.
Compare the building illustrated on p. 12 of Louis Ward's 'Early Wellington'. A very similar building is shown with a caption indicating that this is possibly the court house of the The Settlement at Petone. A further almost identical view on sale at Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 18 April 2010 is titled First Court House, Petoni Beach ... 1846.
Other Titles - [Courthouse at The Settlement, Petone?]
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - W. S. 1846.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil, 125 x 195 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil, 125 x 195 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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