Portrait of John Williams and a block of wood from the seat of Reverend James Chalmer's (Tamate) boa...
Portrait of John Williams and a block of wood from the seat of Reverend James Chalmer's (Tamate) boat, 8 April 1901
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Author / Creator
Date
8 April 1901
Call Numbers
PXB 570
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Physical Description
Contents
1 print - 7 x 5.5 cm. (inside frame) - lithograph
1 commemorative object - 8 x 9 cm. - wood
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Level of description
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Out of copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Block of wood is inscribed (on paper glued to the wood), 'Piece of the seat of Tamate's boat. Coaribari, April 8 1901. (boat presented to the Mission by Mrs Chalmers just before her death)
Alternative Titles
Full title
Portrait of John Williams and a block of wood from the seat of Reverend James Chalmer's (Tamate) boat, 8 April 1901
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.1837 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
Signature / Inscriptions
Portrait has printed notes, 'G. Baxter Sculp', 'London. John Snow. Paternoster Row' and apparent manuscript note, 'yours affy J Williams'. Also manuscript note in ink, 'pub.? 1840'
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by the Congregational Council for World Mission, 21 January 1970
Pic.Acc.1837
Administrative / Biographical history
John Williams, (1796-1839), missionary, was born on 27 June 1796 at Tottenham High Cross, London, the son of John Williams and Hannah (?) Maidment. His ancestors on his father's side had been Baptists for many generations. His mother was influenced by the Calvinistic Methodist movement and brought her son up as a Congregationalist. Williams was tau...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 570
Record Identifier
9qoQgM01
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQgM01
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Reference code
913818
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