Resident of Marlborough and maker of an intricate picture in different New Zealand native timbers.
Dry, J R (Mr), active 1866-1970
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The 'Evergreen'. Descriptive catalogue of "A marine and coast view", executed in native...
Date: 1871
From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to timber, the timber industry, wood products in New Zealand]
Reference: Eph-B-TIMBER-1871-01
Description: Flier in blue on white paper, with decorative border. It is a description of a "remarkable piece of art" on view in Wellington in 1870 and at Hunter Street, Auckland, and in Sydney, in 1871. The flier lists all the different types of wood that were used on different pieces of the picture, which reportedly shows boats, birds, details of a town, hills and sea. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on flier, 267 x 210 mm. Provenance: Donated by the National Library of Australia in 1985.