Balclutha Bridge 1867.
Creator
Date Created
1870
Identifier
Hocken Pictorial Collections - 92/1338
a12319
Description
Thomson's bridge was swept away by the derelict Beaumont bridge when it floated down the river in the disastrous flooding of the Clutha in 1878.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: J.T. Thomson 1870; u.r. in pencil: 9; on mount with brush: Balclutha Bridge 1867; on mount in pencil in donor’s hand: Opened 14 Oct 1868, James Macandrew. Destroyed when Beaumont Bridge came down in 1878 flood.
Extent
536 x 740 mm
Medium
watercolour & opaque white with scumble on pape
Temporal Coverage
Provenance
Lennel Trust.
Given by the Hall-Jones family, Invercargill, 1992 [Given by Geoffrey Hall-Jones, John Hall-Jones & Gerard Hall-Jones, sons of the late Marjorie Hall-Jones, a granddaughter of John Turnbull Thomson].
Is Part Of
Thomson sketchbook volume 6
Files
Collection
Citation
Thomson, John Turnbull, “Balclutha Bridge 1867.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 6, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/index.php/items/show/4851.