IMAGE
Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Huts of the first settlers in ruins. Petoni Beach, N.Zd. [ca 1846]
- Date
- 1846
- By
- Swainson, William, 1789-1855
- Reference
- A-186-050
- Description
Shows three huts with steep-pitched thatched roofs, rush walls and small windows. The central hut is enclosed by a small wooden fence. The one at right foreground has a high stone chimney. A man is repairing or reapplying flax or rushes to the walls. In extreme right foreground grows a flax bush. There are hills in the background.
The furthest cottage may be the building used as the first courthouse; see note for image at A-190-014.
Very similar to the work at A-190-013
Other Titles - Petone; New Zealand
Inscriptions: Mat recto - top right - [Immediately beside mounted image] 60; [At extreme top right of mat] 7
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil drawing 133 x 212 mm, mounted on sheet 236 x 304 mm.
Provenance: Previously held by descendants of the Swainson family.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil drawing 133 x 212 mm, mounted on sheet 236 x 304 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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