Pencil sketch, Anchorage, Bay of Islands, from Nikonui

Maker
Colenso, William
 Production date
03 Aug 1838
 Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
Pencil sketch of a ship at anchor in the Bay of Islands, viewed from Nikonui (possibly Nihonui). In the valley of the hills can be seen a group of houses and in the foreground is the coastline.
Collection
McLean
Maker
Production date
03 Aug 1838
Production place
Bay of Islands/North Island/New Zealand
Production period
1830s/19th Century
Production technique
Drawn
Media/Materials description
Drawn on paper with pencil. Mounted on matt conservation card.
Media/Materials
Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Pencil
Measurements
Mount: Length x Width: 351 x 459mm
Sketch: Length x Width: 182 x 303mm
Signature/Inscription
Anchorage, Bay of Islands; from Nikonui. August 3/38. WC., Inscription
Classification terms
Drawing
Art
Communication Artifacts
Subject period
1830s/19th Century
Subject date
Aug 1838
Current rights
Public Domain
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 37/454
Credit line
gifted by Lady Florence Maclean
Other number(s)
37/454, MMC166, O/74a, 6878
Accession number
37/454

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