Stonemasons

Date: 1924

From: [Various artists] :[Exhibition certificates 1865-1924]

By: Groerman, Eugene, active 1924

Reference: C-098-043

Description: A Belgian civil decoration awarded to J J Kinsey, Hon Consul at Christchurch. Depicts a woman standing in front of a stone wall under construction with a lion seated by her side. Several masons are in the process of building the wall. The woman's hand is resting on a large stone engraved with the words `Constitution Belge', etc. Printed in sepia Other Titles - Civil decoration by royal decree, 8 April 1924, the first class civil medal has been awarded to Mr J. J. Kinsey, honorary consul for Belgium in Christchurch, in recognition of the loyal and devoted service he has rendered in the course of a career lasting more than 25 years. The Minister of Foreign Affairs [translation] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph with holograph, 745 x 540 mm

Date: 1913 - 1914

By: New Zealand Tablet Print; Cliff, Edward William, active 1913; Sherriff family

Reference: Eph-E-CALENDAR-1914-01

Description: Single sheet calendar shows the saints' days for each month of the year, around a central illustrative panel showing Christ and His Mother, and the caption "Mother of Sorrows, pray for us". Around the border are advertisements for twenty businesses around New Zealand, including: Dawsons Ltd (Dunedin), Herb Price Hats and Jackets (Wellington), Frapwell & Holgate (monumental masons, Dunedin), Marsden & Chamberlain (dentists, Wellington), McNab & Mason (monumental masons, Auckland), W H Hillyar & Co (undertakers, Westport), Kells & Pike (undertakers, Palmerston North), H Louis Gallien (chemist, Dunedin), E Morris, jnr (undertaker, Wellington), Baxter's lung preserver, Military pickles and sauce, Chas Begg & Co (Wellington), Lewis's (fashions, Invercargill), Bradley Bros Studios (leadlights and stained glass, Christchurch), W F Durward & Co (Palmerston North), T Roche (jeweller, Invercargill), Geo. Court & Sons Ltd (Auckland), J Tait (monumental mason, Christchurch), E Pearce & Co Ltd (shoe store, Wellington), David Connell (bookseller, Dunedin). Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 885 x 574 mm. Provenance: Donated by Claire Baillie, Wellington from the papers of the Sherriff family, in 2010. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A2010-162.

Date: 12 Jul 2001

By: Dalzell, D'Arcy, active 2001; Shaw, Reginald Jeffrey, 1904-2001

Reference: OHColl-0563/1

Description: Reg Shaw was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1904. Recalls his parents and the family's emigration to New Zealand in 1908. Describes his father's work as a builder, employment with Walter Graham and Sons in Christchurch and move to Wanganui in 1917. Recalls that this was to enable his father, Ben Shaw, to supervise the construction of the Sarjeant Gallery on behalf of Walter Graham. Describes living at 48 Somme Parade since 1917. Discusses early plans for a harbour in Wanganui and the transporting of frozen meat from the freezing works to ships. Discusses the Sarjeant Gallery and its construction from Oamaru stone. Recalls the opening of the Gallery and his father's role as a stonemason. Explains the history and construction of the Durie Hill Tower and the transporting of stones for it on a togo up the river. Describes the Tower's construction with a trammel and the fact that the construction was not finished as originally planned. Explains his interest in the motor mechanic industry in Wanganui, apprenticeship at Chevannes Garage and partnership with Ozzie Allen. Recalls his time in the Army. Describes becoming an insurance assessor, playing `too much sport' and Lodge involvement. Talks about marrying Connie Carvell in 1933, his children Peter, Brian and Graham and his father living with them for 23 years. Notes that he has his licence at the age of 98. Describes Victoria Avenue in 1917 including trams, cars and early engineering businesses. Mentions being one of the first A Grade mechanics in the country. Interviewer(s) - D'Arcy Dalzell Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008321 - OHC-008322 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2566. Two photographs of Reg Shaw

Date: 1738

From: Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790

Reference: D-020-042

Description: Darkness and danger envelop the city. The scene is full of pain, fire and misrule: the street signs for bagnios and drinking houses point into the sky like spears. The poor sleep huddled in the shadow of a stall, beneath a row of bleeding-dishes and above them the barber draws blood while he shaves his client, squeezing his nose; the alarming sign reads `Shaving, bleeding and teeth drawn with a touch'. A chamber-pot showers urine as it bounces from above off a lintel straight onto a mason beneath, still in his apron, being guided home by his steward. Behind him the `Canterbury Flying Coach' is overturned and on fire. Fireworks, torches and candles add to the flaring light. This night, judging by the oak leaves hanging over the barber's sign, is 29 May, anniversary of the restoration of Charles II - the `patron of brothels'. The narrow street leads down to Charing Cross, where the statue of Charles II by Le Suer rears on its plinth. The boss-eyed mason, was at once recognised as the Bow Street magistrate Sir Thomas de Veil, renowned for the gulf between his severity on the bench and his waywad private life. He was loathed for implementing the 1736 Gin Act. Source of descriptive information - Jenny Uglow. Hogarth, a life and a world. London, 1997. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 490 x 400 mm, on sheet 652 x 485 mm

Date: 2008 - 2009

Reference: Eph-B-MEMORIALS-2009-01

Description: Booklet shows photographs of various headstone styles, and colours of granite. There is a loose leaf inserted with wording suggestions for headstone inscriptions. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, 300 x 212 mm.

Date: 1955, 1974

From: New Zealand Federation of Labour : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-4100-20/93/1

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Date of original photograph ca 1861

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-6388-08

Description: John Lishman Potter aged 27, circa 1861. Photographer unidentified. This image was published in the New Zealand Free Lance on the 14th of August, 1929. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 79 x 154 mm

Date: ca 1910

From: Webb, Steffano, 1880-1967: Collection of negatives

Reference: 1/1-004356-G

Description: Mansfield's monumental mason's yard in Christchurch, probably on 36-40 Manchester Street. Shows gravestones on display at a corner site surrounded by factory buildings and a road in the foreground. On the right a sign advertises W H Price & Sons foundry. Photograph taken by Steffano Francis Webb. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative