Lord's Mill, Botany Bay

Primary Artist

John Carmichael (1811–1857)

Title

Lord's Mill, Botany Bay

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

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013