Mercury Isles

Maker
Colenso, William
 Production date
04 Jan 1838
 Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail

About this object
Pencil sketch of a rock with a hole through it (possibly Needle Rock) near the Mercury Islands, in the Bay of Islands. The coastline is visible in the background.
Collection
McLean
Maker
Production date
04 Jan 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/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Pencil
Card/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Measurements
Mount: Length x Width: 355 x 462mm
Sketch: Height x Width: 268 x 325mm
Signature/Inscription
This was found folded in the wooden frame it has always hung in on the stairs., Inscription
1 of Mercury Isles Jany 4/38., Inscription
Classification terms
Drawing
Art
Communication Artifacts
Subject period
1830s/19th Century
Subject date
Jan 1838
Current rights
Public Domain
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, [7057]
Credit line
gifted by Lady Florence Maclean
Other number(s)
MMC231, 7057

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