The S.S. Wakatu of Nelson. 1880.
Date Created
1880
Identifier
Hocken Pictorial Collections - 7,497
a3596
Description
Lower left (l.l.) with brush in opaque white: W. Forster 1880; on mount in ink: The S.S. Wakatu of Nelson; verso: Mr Warrell [framing instructions]; typed label detached from mount: W. Forster SS Wakatu 1880. Built at Nelson in 1879, she went aground on the Blenheim side of Waipapa Point during a thick fog on September 6 1924. She was at the time crossing from Wellington to Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Her cargo was saved. She was a total loss.
Extent
394 x 614 mm
Medium
watercolour & gouache with scumble on paper
Temporal Coverage
Source
Accessioned 1947
Genre
Seascapes & Marines
Files
Citation
Forster, William James, 1851-1891, “The S.S. Wakatu of Nelson. 1880.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/5204.