Foy Brothers
Rueti Watea
Artwork Detail
The inscription on the back of the work reads 11 Nikau Street, Mt Eden, which was Joseph Michael Foy’s residence after he moved to Auckland in 1909. This inscription would possibly indicate a date of c.1909-1920, however the writing seems to be applied later – as it is in pen and features different penmanship.
The mount for the photograph is stamped with ‘Foy Bros Thames N.Z.’. It is therefore most likely that the photograph dates from the Thames period (1872-1909).
- Title
- Rueti Watea
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- circa 1872-1909
- Medium
- cabinet card with albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 163 x 108 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from Peter Langdon (custodian), Frances Langdon, Mark Langdon and Paul Langdon, whose father John Marshall (Jack) Langdon was the son of Louisa Langdon, one of the seven children of James Joseph Foy
- Accession no
- L2016/9/6/1
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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