Coral Grotto, Vavau [Vava’u], Tonga
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pencil and watercolour 600 x 400 mm - Pencil: Coral Grotto / Vavau Tonga / Sept 14th 77. / C. F. Gordon Cumming / (Revd. G. Fox) In August 1877, two years into Constance Gordon-Cumming’s stay as guest of Rachel Hamilton Gordon, wife of Fiji’s Governor, the opportunity to visit Sāmoa, Tonga and Tahiti presented itself. A French man-of-war Le Seig...
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Title
Coral Grotto, Vavau [Vava’u], Tonga
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Maker
Constance Gordon Cumming
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Date made
14 Sep 1887
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Subject
navies, sailors (military), caves, stalactites, fires, shadows, seas, travel, explorers, Watercolour
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Additional information
pencil and watercolour
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