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Rata (leaf fine) - nikau palm at Foot
Upper right (u.r.) in pencil: fine leaves rata; verso in pencil: Rata (leaf fine) - nikau palm at foot; verso mount: [title]
Tags: Image, Nīkau, Nineteenth century, Paintings, rata, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art
View of Lyttelton, 1851.
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: View of Lyttelton, 1851 Copied & enlarged from Sir Wm Fox’ sketch T.M. Hocken.
View of Wilson’s house Remuera, taken from the lawn tennis paddock.
Verso in ink over pencil: View of Wilsons house Remuera, taken from the lawn tennis paddock. M.E April unfinished; recto mount in pencil: View of Wilson’s house. Remuera; verso mount in pencil: [title] M. E(lwe?) April unfinished
Princes Street, Auckland, N.Z. ca 1845 (copied from a sketch by an officer who fought in Heke
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: E.M.H.; l.l. in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Princes St Auckland N.Z. circa 1845 (copied from a sketch by an officer who fought in Hekeís war) T.M. Hocken; through image in ink: Woods Hotel. Passage leading to Surveyor…
Christchurch, December, 1852. n.d. Christchurch, Canterbury Colony, New Zealand.
On mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Christchurch, December, 1852.
Queen Street, Auckland, 1843.
Margin below image in ink over pencil: Queen Street, Auckland, 1843 T.M. Hocken Courthouse & Gaol Victoria St, Bluebell Inn (Nicol) probably the Wheatsheaf Inn Corner Victoria St; through image in ink over pencil: Victoria St Post Office &…
Wanganui. New Zealand. October 1847
Margin below image in ink: Wanganui. N.Z. Oct.r 1847; on mount in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Wanganui 1847 showing stockades and settlers houses some of which were fortified. T.M.H.; label in ink in Dr Hocken's hand: The town of Petre which soon…
Southern part of Lake Wanaka.
On original mount in pencil: Southern part of Lake Wanaka
Mount Aspiring from Wanaka Lake.
Upper right (u.r.) impressed into paper: Geological Survey N.Z. Otago; on original mount in pencil: Mount Aspiring from Wanaka Lake. Dr Hector.
Ohau Lake, Waitaki.
Verso in pencil: Ohau Lake Waitaki
Dunedin from Little Paisley.
This small watercolour of Dunedin from Little Paisley was painted by Edward Immyns Abbot in 1849. The work was acquired by Dr T.M. Hocken who described the artist as ‘a young surveyor of superior abilities’. The surveyor’s role was to record…
West Coast.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: Woollaston ’58; u.l. on mount: West Coast 17 miles north of Greymouth; verso in ballpoint pen: Destroy or give to the Hocken Library if they would care for it
Nelson landscape.
Lower centre (l.c.) with brush: Mont Woollaston; verso mount in pencil: M.T. Woollaston, August 1930. Nelson landscape.
Mount Barron, Otira.
Margin below image in blue ink: M.T. Woollaston; on mount below image in blue ink: M.t Barron, Otira; on mount alongside image in blue ink: greetings to you all from Edith, Philip, Toss - the others not at home to include theirs
Upper Moutere.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: Mountford Tosswill Woollaston 43; verso in pencil: Upper Moutere MT Woollaston 5 gns [watercolour sketch]; on mount: 21 Brasch Price 8 gns [framing instructions] MT Woollaston 1943 “Upper Moutere” 1947 Group…
Alix.
Lower left (l.r.) with brush: Woollaston; verso in ink: 65 140
Tasman Landscape 2.
Verso in pencil (Charles Brasch’s hand): Tasman landscape.
Tasman Landscape 1.
Label: Tasman landscape 8 gns. 1107 Woollaston. 41 [crossed out] 36
Self portrait.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: Mountford Tosswill Woollaston 55; verso in pencil: [unfinished landscape]; on mount: 10 guineas
Ruapekapeka, N.Z. January 1846.
Margin below image c. in ink: Ruapekapeka, N.Z. January 1846. The bombardment; margin below image r. in ink: J. Williams, 58th Reg.t; paper-maker’s chop (blind print): Turnbull … [illeg] London Board.
Okaihow, NZ. 8th May 1845.
Margin below image c. in ink: Okaihow, NZ. 8th May 1845 3 O’Clock pm; margin below image r. in ink: J. Williams 58th Reg.t Del.t.
Pomare’s Pah, N.Z. Destroyed 30th April 1845.
Margin below image in ink: Pomare’s Pah, N.Z. Destroyed 30th April 1845. J.Williams 58th Reg.t; margin below image in pencil: 7; verso: B.
Lake Rotomahana from a sketch of Rev. Kinder’s.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: EW [monogram]; verso in pencil: Lake Rotomahana from a sketch of Rev. Dr Kinder’s; on sketchbook mount: Boiling Springs. Rotorua - NZ -
[Maori wearing a cloak. Copy after G.F. Angas.]
Lower left (l.l.) - lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Copy Angas Published by McLean 26 Haymarket.
Ngahinapouri on the Waipa.
Margin below image in pencil: Ngahinapouri on the Waipa; margin below image in iron gall ink: [page of Diary]; margin left of image in iron gall ink: [page of Diary]; l.r. in pencil: 85; watermark: [crown & anchor].