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The hall at Mokoia [Taranaki, the home of the Lysaght family]

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Date

[ca. 1920]

Artist

Charles Duncan Hay-Campbell (1867-1936)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22676067

Description

View of the wood-lined interior of a large house. A carpet strip runs along the centre of the hall, there are floral-covered ottomans and tall blue curtains on the right, pictures on the walls on both sides, other small items of furniture and an oil lamp hanging from the ceiling.

"Mokoia" was the Lysaght family home from the late nineteenth century onwards.

According to Mrs Josephine Forbes, a family member who spent much time at "Mokoia" in her youth, this painting hung in the hall it depicts. The view looks towards the main front door (at the far end). The door on the right led to a tiny courtyard. In the right distance is a marble table that stood in from of the window, with a Chinese umbrella stand beside it. The dining room was to the left, out of sight. The lamps ran on colza oil, made from rapeseed. The house had nine bedrooms and is no longer standing. (Personal communication to Curator, Drawings & Prints, 15 Sept., 1995)

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Mokoia, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Tags

Interiors
Residential Buildings

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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