Lord's Mill, Botany Bay
Primary Artist
John Carmichael (1811–1857)
Title
Source
From James Maclehose. The picture of Sydney; and strangers' guide in New South Wales, for 1838. Sydney: Maclehose, 1838
Page or Plate number
pl. 42, facing p.175
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 2795
Date made
1838
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intagli0
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
7.6 x 16.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thin green wove paper
Support size
11.0 x 191. cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
Simeon Lord (1771-1840) established his watermill at Botany Bay, New South Wales, to provide the power for the manafacture of shoes, hats, harness and textiles. The watermill was still operating in 1855. Mill Pond and Engine Pond remain as a reminders of Lord's industry.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
91582
Accession number
89.63
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1988/89 (1989-02-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1989.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1989
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Carmichael, John. | (1811–1857) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist