IMAGE
Alington, John Sydney, 1879-1941 :[Maori settlement looking across Lake Taupo to the central volcanic plateau] 1924
- Date
- 1924
- By
- Alington, John Sydney, 1879-1941
- Reference
- A-446-008
- Description
Shows a view of the head of the Waikato River, looking south across Lake Taupo to Mounts Tongaririo, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu in the distance. On the right bank, in the foreground, is a Maori pa, with a pataka or food store shown most prominently. Both banks of the river are densely covered in trees, including pine and cabbage trees, and bush. A canoe or waka with six occupants glides away from the pa across the river.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J S Alington 20.1.24; Verso - top left - Copied from a black and white picture. Copied by J S Alington 1924 [in pencil, probably Charlotte Mabel Alington's hand]; Verso - top right - Colours are as fresh as they were when first painted [in pencil, probably in Charlotte Mabel Alington's hand]
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 144 x 244 mm
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour on paper, 144 x 244 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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