Early state of Church Hill in 1842
Maker and Role
Artist: Mabel Annesley (b.1881, d.1959)
After: John W. Barnicoat (b.1814, d.1905)
Production date
[Circa 1950]
Description
Mixed-media, pencil drawing with a pink watercolour wash on rectangular sheet of paper, with border margins at top and sides and a wider border along lower margin. The picture depicts the early state of church hill in 1842. In the foreground are sticks and grass. In the middle ground, half-way up the hill are sketchily drawn buildings and tents. At the top of the hill are two buildings. In the background are high bare hills known as the Grampians.
Corresponding to RefNo: AC833 ‘Birds eye view of the early days in Nelson, New Zealand 1842-48’ these buildings may be representations of “COURT HOUSE”; “CAWTHRON”; “COLEMAN Cabinet Maker”; “WOOTTEN”; “GAOL Built of logs”; “YATES gardner”; and “MILLS Head Gaoler”;
On the lower border margin is written "1842 Barnicoat. Early state of church Hill."
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