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First ass (really a mule) imported. Mr J. de la C. Carnegie with his wooden leg.
Lower centre (l.c.) in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The first ass (really a mule) imported. Mr J. de la C. Carnegie with his wooden leg. circa 1856 T.M.H.
Refers to Mr W.B. Mantell’s moa bone discoveries.
Upper centre (u.c.) in pencil: Crown dom…tion. Gravel and sand; l.c. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Refers to Mr W.B. Mantell’s moa bone discoveries. The gravel and sand bag bespeak him a geologist. T.M.H.; label in ink: Refers to Mr Mantell’s…
Dog in the manger.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: The dog in the manger; u.l. in pencil: 8; u.c. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Rev. Thomas Burns does not welcome the advent of the Rev. John Albert Fenton, clergyman of the Church of England who arrives January 1,…
Essay of Mr George Lloyd’s noble volunteers.
Upper centre (u.c.) in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: An essay of Mr George Lloyd’s noble volunteers.
Political squib connected with the Provincial Council election of 1853.
Upper left (u.l.) in pencil: 16; through image in pencil: C…lls collection of mechanical figures; label in ink: A political squib connected with the Provincial Council election of 1853. Cap. Cargill the showman.
Captain Cargill, W.H. Cutten, his son-in-law.
Through image in pencil: The Spectator; through image in ink: 1. 2. 3.; margin above image in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: 1. Captain Cargill, 2. W.H. Cutten, his son-in-law.
Mr Lambert, editor of the “Colonist” ill-used by one (…) who considered himself ill-used in the columns of the paper.
Through image in pencil: Lambert Printer etc, remedy for the Gout, L.L. Smith Pills; margin below in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Mr Lambert, editor of the “Colonist” ill-used by one (… who considered himself ill-used in the columns of the paper.…
Auction sale in early days.
Margin above image in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Auction sale in early days. For a dozen of champagne Mr W.H. Reynolds carries down from the Half Way Bush a bath for Dr Manning who, with his wife, walks before him. 1. Dr Manning; 2. Mr Reynolds,…
Captain Cargill as a performing monkey.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: 11; l.c. in pencil: 11; u.c. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: John de la Condamine Carnegie. 2. Captain Cargill. 3. W.B.D. Mantell. 4. Dr Williams. -1853.
Portrait of Rodney Kennedy.
Lower right with brush: Woollaston; lower centre in pencil: M.T. Woollaston; verso in oil: [ A142, painting by W.H. Allen titled Study of Tui Northey, Dunedin. ca 1928]
[Sketch of one of Mr Arthur’s twin sons.]
verso original mount: Painted by T. Woollaston 30 Oct 1933 at Ratanui homestead, at that date owned by Mr M. Arthur. This is a sketch of one of his twin sons; label: Darby & Hannan, New Plymouth
West Coast.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: Woollaston ’58; u.l. on mount: West Coast 17 miles north of Greymouth; verso in ballpoint pen: Destroy or give to the Hocken Library if they would care for it
Joe's exercises in Dr Washbourne's old chair.
Upper right (u.r.) in pencil: Joe’s exercises in Dr Washbourne’s old chair [arrow]; verso in pencil: M.T. Woollaston, Joe, artist’s son. ca 1946
Portrait Mrs Hickford.
Verso in pencil in Kennedy’s or Brasch’s hand: M.T. Woollaston, Portrait Mrs Hickford ca 1941
Mapua landscape no 1.
Verso in pencil: M.T. Woollaston, Mapua landscape; in library hand: ca 1940
Artist’s daughter, Anna Woollaston.
Verso in pencil in Kennedy’s or Brasch’s hand: M.T. Woollaston, Artist’s daughter, Anna Woollaston 1948
Anna Woollaston.
Verso in ink: [study of head, A 154a]; verso in pencil in Kennedy’s or Brasch’s hand: M.T. Woollaston, Anna Woollaston 1944
Figure study.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: M.T. Woollaston; u.l. in pencil: Rodney - Xmas 1957.
Drawing of Decimus Wells’ family.
Verso in pencil in Kennedy’s or Brasch’s hand: M.T. Woollaston, Drawing of Decimus Wells family 1936; in artist’s hand: [unfinished sketches]