IMAGE
[Cooper, Alfred John], 1831-1869 :Cutting the blubber off a whale on Mohaka Beach. [ca 1860?]
- Date
- 1860 - 1865
- By
- Cooper, Alfred John, 1831-1869; Mouton, W J (Mr), active 1969
- Reference
- A-235-010
- Description
Two women watching six men haul the blubber off a beached whale at the water's edge.
Exhibited in 'Two centuries of New Zealand landscape art' Exhibition at Auckland City Art Gallery, 2 February - 22 April 1990.
Exhibited in 'Treasures in Trust' exhibition to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library in 1995.
Title from notes on back by J Lavin
Inscriptions: Verso - title and other notes in ink, in the hand of John Lavin: 'Cutting in. Cutting the Blubber off a whale on Mohaka Beach. The Fat is about 6 or 8 inches thick and has to [sic] cut off and dragged to the Boiling place. A couple of Moari gins [girls?] in the foreground. That whale made about 12 Tons of oil. John Lavin.'
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 71 x 129 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 71 x 129 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Date: 1860 - 1865
From: [Cooper, Alfred John], 1831-1869 :Cutting the blubber off a whale on Mohaka Beach. [ca 1860?]
Reference: A-235-010-verso
Description: Explanatory text concerning the watercolour on the other side of the sheet. The text is written by John Lavin Inscriptions: Recto - title and other notes in ink, in the hand of John Lavin: 'Cutting in. Cutting the Blubber off a whale on Mohaka Beach. the Fat is about 6 or 8 inches thick and has to [sic] cut off and dragged to the Boiling place. A couple of Moari gins [sic] in the foreground. That whale made about 12 Tons of oil. John Lavin.' Quantity: 1 holograph. Physical Description: Ink on paper, 71 x 129 mm