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Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
- Date
- 1860 - 1862
- By
- Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877; Swann, Tim, -1992?
- Reference
- E-569
- Description
Includes sketches of Wellington (pages 2-7 and 60 onwards), Taranaki (p. 8 & 9), Whangarei (p. 14 & 15), Auckland with many studies of churches and church buildings (p. 16-48), including Kohimarama, Parnell, Meadowbank, Judge's Bay, Onehunga; Waimea Plains from Blind Bay and Nelson (p. 49-56) Dated works range from 1860 to 1864. Many drawings are not titled.
Inscriptions: Album page - top left - (Inside fron cover): Caroline Palmer, wife of Charles John Abraham, first Bishop of Wellington, NZ - her sketch book c. 1860.
Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s).
Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour drawings, sketchbook 135 x 183 mm, green buckram with black spine.
Provenance: Donation: Mr Timothy Swann, Akatarawa, 1990.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: All pages photographed, some in colour.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 sketchbook(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Watercolours, Sketches, Pencil and watercolour drawings, sketchbook 135 x 183 mm, green buckram with black spine., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Trees. 186-?].
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-055
Description: Shows a rough sketch of a road through trees, probably in Wellington Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page, 173 x 126 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Trees]. Nov[ember] 28. [186-?].
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-063
Description: Shows a rough sketch of a hillside road through tall trees. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page, 173 x 126 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Harbour with hills. 186-?].
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-067
Description: Shows a rough sketch of a hilly coastline in Wellington Harbour. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page, 126 x 173 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Harbour view with hills and houses, Nelson. 1862?]
Date: 1861 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-054
Description: Shows a view looking north-west down towards Nelson Harbour, with a windmill at the far right. There are houses on the hill slopes in the foreground. The artist visited Nelson for the General Synod in February 1862. Extended Title - from her Sketchbook ca 1980. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour sketch, on page, 126 x 173 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Hills and trees with house, Judges Bay, Aucklan...
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-045
Description: Looking up a hillside from below, towards a fenced hillside and a house, possibly Judges Bay, and Sir William Martin's house, Auckland Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page, 126 x 173 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Boats. 186-?].
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-069
Description: A rough sketch of sailing ships in Wellington Harbour, with hills in the background. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page, 126 x 173 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Boats in harbour. 186-?]
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-029
Description: Shows the Waitemata Harbour, with two sailing ships at the right, and a headland with buildings (including the steeple of St Paul's Church) at the left Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page, 126 x 173 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Domestic scene with harbour in background. ca 1...
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-016/017
Description: Shows a view of Waitemata harbour, framed by a scene in the sitting room. A man at the extreme left sits beside a cello, possibly playing a mouth organ. A woman sits at the extreme right. There is a planter hanging from the ceiling at the right. The man at the left is possibly the artist's husband, Bishop Charles Abraham. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on pages of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on double page spread 126 x 346 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :[Kaiwharawhara from Thorndon. ca 1860].
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-003
Description: A rough sketch with a few houses and gardens in the foreground, and part of Tinakori Road, looking north along the Hutt Road, with the Kaiwharawhara hotel in the middle distance and the western hills at the end of Wellington Harbour Other Titles - [Harbour view. Former title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page 173 x 126 mm.
Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sugar Loaf rocks in Taranaki. Jan[uary] 17. [ca ...
Date: 1860 - 1862
From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]
Reference: E-569-011/012
Description: Shows a view from the sea, of the coastline at New Plymouth, showing the Sugar Loaves. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on pages of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch on double page spread 126 x 346 mm.