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Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
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- DPP-Group-0002
- Description
Comprises various scenes and portraits done by, of and for members of the Alington family, as far back as the Rev John Alington (1801-1883). Scenic watercolours include places in New Zealand, England and the Persian Gulf. A number of medals, badges, coins and university sports blues included
Quantity: 38 watercolour(s). 11 drawing(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 2 sketchbook(s). 12 curio(s).
Physical Description: Various media and sizes
Provenance: Donation: William Alington, Wellington, 2011
Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts. Other material from the collection transferred to Photographic Archive - From Manuscripts & Archives - (MS-Group-2000).
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- Partly restricted - Curator required
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- 38 watercolour(s), 11 drawing(s), 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s), 2 sketchbook(s), 12 curio(s), Works of art, Various media and sizes
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Alington Family. Attributed works :Cherryton House, Kingsley St, Sydenham [ca 1906?]
Date: 1904 - 1906
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington family
Reference: A-446-026
Description: Shows a view of a two-storey cottage. A small lean-to can be seen at the back, with a tree behind it. A dilapidated picket fence can be seen at the front It is likely that the Sydenham referred to is the suburb in Christchurch Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Cherryton House, Kingsley St, Sydenham [in ink] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 112 x 155 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938 :St James' Parsonage, Gloucester. April 20/71
Date: 1871
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
Reference: E-932-027/028
Description: Shows a view of St James Church, Gloucester, with the parsonage to the right of it. The view is taken from a field behind the two buildings. A horse can be seen in the foreground. Other buildings, probably belonging to the town, can be seen in the distance between the church and the parsonage. It is likely, given the handwriting of the inscription, that the note 'Thought you folks would like this...' was written by Charlotte Mabel for her cousins Winifred Louie (the 'Louie' indicated in the note), Hester Maud and Edward Hugh (Bill Alington's father) Other Titles - 1871 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - St James' Parsonage Gloucester April 20/71 [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - 1871; Album page - centre right - Thought you folks would like this + you Louie in particular as it was Uncle Herbert's [in pencil on cover endpaper facing watercolour] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 127 x 180 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938 :The Rectory, Benniworth [ca 1871]
Date: 1871
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
Reference: E-932-011
Description: Shows a view of the Rectory, in Benniworth, Lincolnshire, where Alan Marmaduke (Uncle Duke) lived. A church stands next to the Rectory, probably the Anglican parish church of St Juilian Benniworth is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 1 mile south-west of South Willingham. Inscriptions: Recto - left of image - Where Uncle Duke lived [in pencil]; The Rectory, Benniworth [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on paper, 127 x 360 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938 :[Dover? ca 1871]
Date: 1871
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
Reference: E-932-012
Description: Shows a view of what might be Dover. There are sailing ships and a lighthouse in the foreground, and cliffs with a castle on the left in the distance. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on paper, 127 x 180 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, John (Rev), 1801-1883 :[English fox-hunting scene, ca 1835]
Date: 1830 - 1835
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington, John (Rev), 1801-1883
Reference: A-446-035
Description: Shows an English fox-hunting scene, with two hunters in full riding dress, one on horseback, the other standing in front of his horse, holding the caught, dead fox by the tail. Both men hold their riding whips over their shoulders. A number of hounds gather at the feet of the standing man, anticipating some command or reward. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - By J Alington; Recto - bottom right - Befor [sic] 1835; Verso - top left - J A before 1835; Verso - top right - For Louie; Verso - bottom right - W H A Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on paper, 162 x 235 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington Family. Attributed works :Grass[?] garden door from drawing room window. Candl...
Date: 1883
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington family
Reference: A-446-023
Description: Shows a view of a blue door in a red-brick garden wall which stands ajar, looking through to garden and trees beyond. Other Titles - 1883 Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - Grass[?] garden door fr. Drawing room window. Candlesby June/83 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 114 x 78 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905 :[View of Jask station? ca 1870]
Date: 1869 - 1872
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905
Reference: A-446-050
Description: Shows a view of what would appear to be part of Jask station. The building or buildings shown are clay in colour, with flat roofs and screens around windows. The top of a high wall can be seen in the foreground and the virtually barren landscape stretches into the distance. George Hildebrand Alington was in the Persian Gulf between 1869 and 1872, when he came out to New Zealand aboard the Crusader. Jask is a port town, about 1,050 miles (1,690 km) south of Tehran, situated on the Gulf of Oman. In 1869 it became the site of an Indo-European Telegraph station at which the overland line from Buehr (Bushire) and Lenga met the submarine cables coming from Karachi (via Gwadar) and Aden. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on paper, ca 80 x 173 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905 :[View of Jask ca 1870]
Date: 1869 - 1872
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905
Reference: A-446-052
Description: Shows a view of the city of Jask, with various buildings of differing levels in view. Palm trees can be seen towards the water's edge. A number of ships and smaller vessels are visible out in the bay. George Hildebrand Alington was in the Persian Gulf between 1869 and 1872, when he came out to New Zealand aboard the Crusader. Jask is a port town, about 1,050 miles (1,690 km) south of Tehran, situated on the Gulf of Oman Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on paper, 69 x 253 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938 :Cooper's Hill, Gloster. April 26 1871
Date: 1871
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
Reference: E-932-026
Description: Shows a view of a farmyard, with Cooper's Hill in the distance. A farmhouse and other buildings are seen amongst the trees, and a horse and foal are in a fenced section in the foreground. Cooper's Hill is a local landmark within the parish of Brockworth, Gloucestershire, and is known in Britain and beyond for its annual cheese rolling contest. Other Titles - Gloucester Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - April 26.1871 Cooper's Hill Gloster [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 127 x 180 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938 :Charming??! [ca 1900?]
Date: 1895 - 1905
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938
Reference: A-446-039
Description: Shows the back view of a woman in late Victorian dress, sporting a decorative hat and an umbrella. She would appear to be hitching up the skirt of her dress, as part of her left ankle and calf are visible. The verso of the item bears a faint, incomplete sketch of fuscias Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Charming??! By W H A Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch on paper, ca 180 x 127 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.