| Accession No |
1802.660
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| Name/Title |
PAINTING; War Workers at Wharenui
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| Brief Description |
Watercolour titled "War Workers at Wharenui" by Charles Hay Campbell, Collegiate School, Wanganui. This information is written in brown ink on a white paper label stuck to the back of the backing board. A note in pencil reads "Sold £4.4s".
The painting is of seven women in a living room, all sewing or knitting except for one who is pouring tea. The style of dress is for the period of World War I.
This painting was found as a backing mount for a framed sampler in the collection (REF: 1802.659). When the sampler was deframed in September 2000, this painting was discovered.
Ian Hay-Campbell, grandson of Charles Hay-Campbell said, "Wharenui was a boarding house on the corner of Ingestre and Campbell Streets. Charles Hay-Campbell came out to New Zealand in 1915 or 1916 and he and his family boarded at Wharenui. The painting may therefore include members of the Hay-Campbell family at work in the latter part of World War I.
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| Classification |
Painting/Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Hay-Campbell, Charles Duncan (b.1867, d.1936)
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| Primary Prod Date |
1915-1918
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| Primary Prod Period |
World War I
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui
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| Media/Materials Description |
Watercolour paint on paper glued to acidic card backing board.
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| Measurement Reading |
23 x 31cm
29.5 x 37.5cm
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| Signature/Marks |
C Hay Campbell -
" War Workers at / Wharenui" / by / C. Hay-Campbell / Collegiate School / Wanganui.
Sold / £4.4s
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