Kōrero: Household services

Gardener in the 1860s

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
Watercolour by William Fox

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Jane Tolerton, 'Household services - Gardeners', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/21790/gardener-in-the-1860s (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Jane Tolerton, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010