Speer, William Henry, d. 1867 :Babbington's idea of the Sth Sea Islands, Canterbury, N. Z. Dec. 1862. Come to my arms my dark Tongaian bride. From the filly, April 1863.

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Speer, William Henry, d. 1867 :Babbington's idea of the Sth Sea Islands, Canterbury, N. Z. Dec. 1862. Come to my arms my dark Tongaian bride. From the filly, April 1863.

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Description

At the top of the page, a pressed flower, possibly a piece of broom, inscribed 'From the Filly', i.e. a gift from a woman. In the centre, a circular watercolour showing a Tongan scene. It is cut in spirals and has a cotton thread in its centre. On pulling the thread, the image rises, revealing another portrait of a Tongan woman, with exaggeratedly full lips, inscribed 'Take, oh take, those lips away'. The construction is probably the work of a friend of Speer's, Babbington by name, possibly ...

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Date created

1862 - 1863

Creator

Speer, William Henry, -1867

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22602225

Locations

Tonga

Related subjects

Courtship / Women, Tongan / Wit and humour / Pressed flower pictures / Tonga

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