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Gardener in the 1860s

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Gardener in the 1860s

Women tend the flowers with their watering can while the gardener in the background has a wheelbarrow. William Fox (1812–1893) painted this watercolour in 1860 in the garden of his pastoral run, Westoe, in the Rangitīkei.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: WC-052

by William Fox

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Jane Tolerton, Household services – Gardeners, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/21790/gardener-in-the-1860s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 25 November 2009.