| Accession No |
1805.83.10
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| Name/Title |
PAINTING; West Entrance to Gorge of the Manawatu - looking East
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| Brief Description |
Pencil and wash painting of the "West Entrance to Gorge of the Manawatu - looking East" by John Tiffin Stewart. Foreground shows driftwood and riverbank, with the bush-covered island of Parahake and a gorge cutting in the centre with bush-covered ridges in the background. The title in lead pencil is at lower centre.
This is a preliminary painting for another watercolour painting in this collection reference 1805.83.9. A sketch map in lead pencil of the west entrance to Manawatu Gorge and the confluence of Manawatu and Pohongina Rivers has been drawn on the reverse of the painting.
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| Classification |
Painting/Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Stewart, John Tiffin (b.1827, d.1913)
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| Primary Prod Date |
Jan 1871
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| Primary Prod Period |
19th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Manawatū/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Media/Materials Description |
Pencil and wash on paper.
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| Measurement Reading |
17.5 x 25.3cm
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| Signature/Marks |
West Entrance to Gorge of the Manawatu - looking East. / (see other side)
John T. Stewart / Manawatu
WANGANUI PUBLIC MUSEUM
323
P.N. [underlined]
copied by / Tesla Studios / Nov. 1958
[sketch map of location of west entrance to Manawatu Gorge and confluence of Manawatu and Pohongina Rivers]
J.T.S. / JAN. 1871
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| Collection |
John Tiffin Stewart Collection
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