Donor to the Library in January 1972. Resident in Tui Street, Waikanae
Godfrey, J (Miss), active 1972
[Halcombe, Edith Stanway (Swainson)] 1844-1903 :[Maori hut and figure beside river] [ca...
By: Halcombe, Edith Stanway, 1844-1903; Godfrey, J (Miss), active 1972
Reference: A-226-018
Description: A clearing beside a bend in a river amongst hills. A thatched A-frame hut is on the left, beneath trees, a dead tree in the centre foreground and a Maori woman in a red cloak is seated alongside the river on the right. Two tiny dogs accompany her. The scene is likely to be in the lower North Island, either Taranaki, Manawatu or Wellington regions The watercolour appears to have been glued into an album in the past. It includes a partialy-visible inscription on the back: The old solitary M... Upper ... Other Titles - Old solitary upper Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 160 x 250 mm
[Halcombe, Edith Stanway (Swainson)] 1844-1903 :Mountain brook nr. Cape Palliser [1870s?]
By: Halcombe, Edith Stanway, 1844-1903; Godfrey, J (Miss), active 1972
Reference: A-226-017
Description: A man wading through a flat stream amongst hills and native forest, close to the coast Other Titles - near Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 133 x 165 mm
[Halcombe, Edith Stanway (Swainson)] 1844-1903 :Camping out. Night scene. [Camp fire be...
By: Halcombe, Edith Stanway, 1844-1903; Godfrey, J (Miss), active 1972
Reference: A-226-015
Description: A tree-fern overshadowing a camp fire, probably in the Manawatu area Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Camping out. Night [scene?] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 98 x 160 mm
[Halcombe, Edith Stanway (Swainson)] 1844-1903 :Native ... [Maori cooking outside a wha...
By: Halcombe, Edith Stanway, 1844-1903; Godfrey, J (Miss), active 1972
Reference: A-226-016
Description: A stream with an eel weir, a Maori family outside a small whare, with a pataka (storehouse) behind them. A pot is cooking over the family's fire Likely to be in the Manawatu area, where the artist was resident most of her adult life Inscriptions: Recto - top left - partially visible title in ink: Native ... Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 110 x 174 mm