Diary, Samuel Brabazon

Maker
Brabazon, Samuel
Production date
1894
1895

Object detail

Brief Description
Farm and personal diary kept by Samuel Brabazon, Norsewood.
1 January 1894 to 31 October 1895.
The diary focuses on farming and family life in Ormondville and Hawke's Bay. There are small drawings relating to each day's entry in the side column. E.g. a drawing of a train if the family travels in one on the day of the entry; a coffin if Samuel is attending a funeral. At the back of the diary are entries for time worked for carpenters - Olsen, Englebretsen and Hansen; wool weights and bales of wool produced for 1894-5.
Production date
1894
1895
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten in ink on paper. Brown linen cover.
Measurements
Height x Width: 175 x 113mm
Signature/Inscription
Local Collection, Stamp, Stamp
H.B. Art Gallery & Museum, Stamp, Stamp
Subject date
1894
1895
Credit line
on loan from the estate of Eva Victoria Brabazon
Other number(s)
6738, 091 Bra, 15165

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