The Children's Room
The children's room contains books, toys, games and other items used by the four generations of children who have lived at Terrace Station. The earliest, dating from 1816, is a table game called Schimmell or Bell and Hammer. It is played with 8 dice and 36 counters per person and the five cards are bought and sold. (Detail bottom left) The undated alphabet and domino pieces are made of whalebone. Could they have been carved members of the Hall family who owned sailing ships in the 18th and 19th centuries? A 16 piece Myriorama card set can be seen in the top level of the cabinet. (Detail bottom right) Myrioramas were popular in the nineteenth century. They consisted of a series of cards with people, buildings, or other images on compatible backgrounds which could be laid out in any order so allowing a child to create a variety of imaginary landscapes.
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The Dining Room/Library
The dining room at Terrace Station houses the family library, containing an important collection of 19th century books, including books annotated by Sir John Hall. The room is part of the 1867 section of the house and was originally two rooms. The central wall was removed in 1890 and the bookshelves built in a way to display the family portraits. The image of a corner of the library shows a portrait of John Hall (1742-1816) grandfather of Sir John Hall. The middle image shows a detail of the library leathers, intended to help keep dust off the top of the books. The image on the right is a portrait of Sir John Hall, painted in Dresden in 1884.
The dining room at Terrace Station houses the family library, containing an important collection of 19th century books, including books annotated by Sir John Hall. The room is part of the 1867 section of the house and was originally two rooms. The central wall was removed in 1890 and the bookshelves built in a way to display the family portraits. The image of a corner of the library shows a portrait of John Hall (1742-1816) grandfather of Sir John Hall. The middle image shows a detail of the library leathers, intended to help keep dust off the top of the books. The image on the right is a portrait of Sir John Hall, painted in Dresden in 1884.
The Drawing Room
The Drawing Room, originally two rooms, is the oldest part of the homestead and was part of the original three-roomed house that came from Australia in the mid 1850s. High ceilings were not the New Zealand colonial style. When the central wall was removed the brass picture rails were installed. The centre image depicts Grace of Hull, owned by George Hall (1782 - 1865), father of Sir John. The right hand image is the Mary Miller of Hull in 1847, off Cape Horn. It was captained by George Hall (1818- 1896), who was brother of Sir John.
The Drawing Room, originally two rooms, is the oldest part of the homestead and was part of the original three-roomed house that came from Australia in the mid 1850s. High ceilings were not the New Zealand colonial style. When the central wall was removed the brass picture rails were installed. The centre image depicts Grace of Hull, owned by George Hall (1782 - 1865), father of Sir John. The right hand image is the Mary Miller of Hull in 1847, off Cape Horn. It was captained by George Hall (1818- 1896), who was brother of Sir John.
