Mauritians

Date: 1830 - 1840

By: Ashworth, D J, active 1840s

Reference: A-209-033

Description: The upper view shows two black men walking with a long stick between them on their shoulders. Large fish are suspended from the stick. They are followed by a black woman, a baby on her back and a large basket of fruit on her head. The lower view shows a single man with a similar long stick, holding suspended dead birds. He is observed by another man, possibly Chinese, with a long plait down his back. Inscriptions: Pencil inscription on the verso of A-209-031, referring to numbers A-209-031 to -038 'D. J. A.'s old drawings' Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: 2 pencil & watercolour on one sheet of paper, 244 x 171 mm (irregular) Provenance: Purchased with other Ashworth family material, Sotheby's auction, London, 1966

Date: 1884

From: Barraud, William Francis, 1850-1926 :New Zealand sketches in black and white. 1884.

Reference: E-310-q-031

Description: "Indian girl carrying fruit" (on her head). A "Gharrie" (small horse-drawn carriage). "An Arab mosque". "Cocoa-nut palm". Also a man carrying a basket on his head. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink in bound album, page size 173 x 252 mm

Date: 1830 - 1840

By: Ashworth, D J, active 1840s

Reference: A-209-034

Description: On the left, a Capuchin(?) monk in hooded cassock, a rope around his waist, his head shaven in a tonsure. He has his back to the figure on the right, a Roman Catholic priest in cassock and cotta (short surplice), a rosary around his neck and a biretta on his head. A faint pencil drawing in the background is of two men carrying a type of sedan chair. Inscriptions: Pencil inscription on the verso of A-209-031, referring to numbers A-209-031 to -038 'D. J. A.'s old drawings' Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour on paper, 186 x 144 mm (irregular) Provenance: Purchased with other Ashworth family material, Sotheby's auction, London, 1966

Date: 1830 - 1840

By: Ashworth, D J, active 1840s

Reference: A-209-038

Description: A street scene in Mauritius, with three open-fronted shops or stalls. The left shop is selling fruit, the central one small birds, the right-hand one poultry and other groceries Inscriptions: Pencil inscription on the verso of A-209-031, referring to numbers A-209-031 to -038 'D. J. A.'s old drawings' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 120 x 171 mm (irregular) Provenance: Purchased with other Ashworth family material, Sotheby's auction, London, 1966

Date: 1830 - 1840

By: Ashworth, D J, active 1840s

Reference: A-209-032

Description: A white man in a top hat, seated in a sedan chair carried by two black slaves. Behind him follow four other black slaves, carrying his baggage, fruit and slaughtered small birds on their heads and shoulders. The woman carrying the fruit basket also has a baby in a sling on her back. Other Titles - A fine gentleman on the move [translation] Inscriptions: Pencil inscription on the verso of A-209-031, referring to numbers A-209-031 to -038 'D. J. A.'s old drawings' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil & ink on paper, 81 x 242 mm (irregular)

Date: 1830 - 1840

By: Ashworth, D J, active 1840s

Reference: A-209-031

Description: Four black slaves yoked to dray loaded with sugar cane. A black overseer is walking alongside. The scene is in Mauritius Inscriptions: Verso - pencil inscription on the verso, referring to numbers A-209-031 to -038 'D. J. A.'s old drawings' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil & ink on paper, 116 x 226 mm (irregular) Provenance: Purchased with other Ashworth family material, Sotheby's auction, London, 1966