Diary, William Colenso
Maker
Colenso, William
Cassell and Company, Ltd
Hazell, Watson and Viney
Production date
1890
Object detail
Brief Description
A diary written by William Colenso with a loose slip of paper.
a) A diary written by William Colenso containing small daily entries. Each entry gives a brief summary of William Colenso's daily activities in Napier. The first entry is dated Christmas Day 1889, where he mentions he preached a sermon at the Cathedral to a large congregation. The last handwritten entry is dated Tuesday 7 October 1890. Subjects mentioned include the weather, his health, visitors and visiting, lending money, continuing Botanical work, writing letters, and his involvement with the Anglican Church.
The diary is printed with the calendar month and the year at the tops of the pages, with Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday entries on the left pages and Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the right pages. There are printed advertisements at the front and rear of the diary, a calendar, Explanation of Calendar, Weights and Measures, Australian Postal Information, an inserted small green page advertising Magazines published by Cassell & Company Limited, Concise Australasian Gazetteer, Concise Directory, an inserted small page advertising Letts's Diaries, and Memoranda of Reference. At the back of the diary is an additional page for Memoranda of Things Lent.
b) A loose slip of paper found inside the diary. It is the front portion of an envelope addressed to: Mr A H Keeling, Box 21, Manakau, Horowhenua. On the back are handwritten notes repeating information from the first diary entries from the 1890 diary.
a) A diary written by William Colenso containing small daily entries. Each entry gives a brief summary of William Colenso's daily activities in Napier. The first entry is dated Christmas Day 1889, where he mentions he preached a sermon at the Cathedral to a large congregation. The last handwritten entry is dated Tuesday 7 October 1890. Subjects mentioned include the weather, his health, visitors and visiting, lending money, continuing Botanical work, writing letters, and his involvement with the Anglican Church.
The diary is printed with the calendar month and the year at the tops of the pages, with Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday entries on the left pages and Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the right pages. There are printed advertisements at the front and rear of the diary, a calendar, Explanation of Calendar, Weights and Measures, Australian Postal Information, an inserted small green page advertising Magazines published by Cassell & Company Limited, Concise Australasian Gazetteer, Concise Directory, an inserted small page advertising Letts's Diaries, and Memoranda of Reference. At the back of the diary is an additional page for Memoranda of Things Lent.
b) A loose slip of paper found inside the diary. It is the front portion of an envelope addressed to: Mr A H Keeling, Box 21, Manakau, Horowhenua. On the back are handwritten notes repeating information from the first diary entries from the 1890 diary.
Maker
Production date
1890
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Soft card cover printed in black and red ink, printed lined pages handwritten with black ink.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 254 x 205mm
Signature/Inscription
H.B. ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Stamp, Stamped
Presented by Mr F. S. Simcox / Date 30-3-62, Bookplate, Printed
Wm. Colenso's / Diary, Inscription, Handwritten
Lett's / No. 33 / Australian / Rough Diary / with a week in an opening, / for / 1890. / Price 1s. 4d., or with Blotting, 2s. / Interleaved Blotting with Cloth Boards, 3s. 6d. Blotting Case with Pocket as a Protecting Cover for this Book, 1s. 6d. / An Edition giving more space (No. 44) is published at 2s. 6.; / Cloth, Interleaved Blotting, 4s. / Published for / Lett's Diaries Company, Limited, / by / Cassell & Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne. / Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., Printers, London and Aylesbury., Product Information, Printed
1/9, Inscription, Handwritten
ORDER FORM TO BOOK SELLER..., Product Information, Printed
3D / (image of kowhai branch with leaves and flowers) KOWHAI / NEW ZEALAND, Stamp, Printed
MASTERTON / 2 PM / 7 AUG / 1961 / N.Z., Stamp, Stamped
ADDRESS MAIL / FULLY AND CLEARLY, Stamp, Stamped
Presented by Mr F. S. Simcox / Date 30-3-62, Bookplate, Printed
Wm. Colenso's / Diary, Inscription, Handwritten
Lett's / No. 33 / Australian / Rough Diary / with a week in an opening, / for / 1890. / Price 1s. 4d., or with Blotting, 2s. / Interleaved Blotting with Cloth Boards, 3s. 6d. Blotting Case with Pocket as a Protecting Cover for this Book, 1s. 6d. / An Edition giving more space (No. 44) is published at 2s. 6.; / Cloth, Interleaved Blotting, 4s. / Published for / Lett's Diaries Company, Limited, / by / Cassell & Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne. / Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., Printers, London and Aylesbury., Product Information, Printed
1/9, Inscription, Handwritten
ORDER FORM TO BOOK SELLER..., Product Information, Printed
3D / (image of kowhai branch with leaves and flowers) KOWHAI / NEW ZEALAND, Stamp, Printed
MASTERTON / 2 PM / 7 AUG / 1961 / N.Z., Stamp, Stamped
ADDRESS MAIL / FULLY AND CLEARLY, Stamp, Stamped
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject date
1889-1890
Credit line
gifted by Mr F S Simcox
Other number(s)
5241, 55080
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