Title:
Austin's Ferry.
Production:
[Tasmania] : [attributed to G.T.W.B. Boyes], [between 1830 and 1840?]
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour on paper ; 23 x 29 cm.
Format:
picture
image (online)
Accession number:
C.54
Notes:
Title from Crowther's deed of agreement, and transcribed on verso in Crowther's hand.
Unsigned and undated ; attributed to G.T.W.B. Boyes. Estimated date from Crowther's deed of agreement.
Framed in wooden veneered frame.
Inscribed in ink on backing in Sir William Crowther's hand 'Austin's Ferry by GTWB Boyes, c.1830-40. Before the making of the Bridge at Bridgewater this was the principal Crossing of the Derwent to the settled parts of the Island in the Midlands and to Launceston'.
Exhibited: Art, Antique and Historical Exhibition, City Hall Hobart, 27 August to 5 September 1931 (No. 84 of B section).
Summary:
The subject is the Roseneath (formerly Baltonsburgh) Ferry begun by James Austin and continued by his nephews, Solomon and Josiah. The Inn stands in the middle distance on the right.
Condition:
Condition on accession: Slightly faded. Frame is chipped at corners. Masking tape on backing. Removed from frame 07/05/2008.
Citation:
Digitised item from: W L Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania.
Subjects:
Record ID:
SD_ILS:142652
Electronic resources:
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