Constance Gordon-Cumming

Constance Gordon-Cumming was a painter, autobiographer and writer (1837–1924). She was born at Forres and died at Crieff.

Also recorded as Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming; C. F. Gordon-Cumming; Eka Gordon-Cumming; Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming; C. F. Gordon Cumming.

Constance Gordon-Cumming in brief

Born
1837
Died
1924
Known for
painter, autobiographer and writer
Place of birth
Forres
Contents

Identity and origins

Constance Gordon-Cumming was recorded at birth as Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming. The authorities additionally record the headings Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming, C. F. Gordon-Cumming, Eka Gordon-Cumming, Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming and C. F. Gordon Cumming. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet and Eliza Maria Gordon-Cumming.

Career and activity

Constance Gordon-Cumming worked in creative and professional writing and painting. Her work is associated with Volcano school.

Recognition and collections

Work by Constance Gordon-Cumming is held by Auckland Art Gallery, Honolulu Museum of Art and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Identity

What the record establishes about Constance Gordon-Cumming.

A sailing boat off a coastal inlet at moonlight, probably Trincomalee is dated 1873 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.766). Temporary Chimneys and Fire Fountains is dated 1880 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/662f9c166c3522a5cbfb436863bf540c. Hilo, Banks of the Wailuku, Hawaii is dated November 18, 1879 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.767). http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/662f9c166c3522a5cbfb436863bf540c records 1 object associated with this heading. Near Tannah, Bombay Line is dated December 2, 1869 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.765). Constance Gordon-Cumming is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Constance Gordon-Cumming is recorded at birth as Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming. Indian Life at Mirror Lake is dated 1878 and held by Yosemite Research Library. Halemaumau is dated 1879 and held by Honolulu Museum of Art (inventory 21511). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 3 objects associated with this heading. Constance Gordon-Cumming is recorded as painter, autobiographer and writer. Yosemite Research Library records 1 object associated with this heading.

Honolulu Museum of Art records 1 object associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Nairukuruku Village on Wainimala River, Fiji is dated 1875. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this name.

Activity and practice

The inventor of the numeral-type for China : by the use of which illiterate Chinese both blind and sighted can very quickly be taught to read and write fluently / by C.F. Gordon-Cumming. is dated 1899 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Works and catalogued output

What Constance Gordon-Cumming produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 4 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 1 work under this heading. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Constance Gordon-Cumming may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Constance Gordon-Cumming is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q2994808.

Catalogued works

11 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1869 to 1899.

Temporary Chimneys and Fire Fountains, dated 1880, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/662f9c166c3522a5cbfb436863bf540c. Halemaumau, dated 1879, held by Honolulu Museum of Art, inventory 21511. Indian Life at Mirror Lake, dated 1878, held by Yosemite Research Library. Nairukuruku Village on Wainimala River, Fiji, dated 1875. Glimpse of Cairo. A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-War. Wanderings in China. Hilo, Banks of the Wailuku, Hawaii, dated November 18, 1879, watercolor over graphite, heightened with white gouache, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2025.767. Near Tannah, Bombay Line, dated December 2, 1869, watercolor over graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2025.765. A sailing boat off a coastal inlet at moonlight, probably Trincomalee, dated 1873, watercolor over graphite, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2025.766. The inventor of the numeral-type for China : by the use of which illiterate Chinese both blind and sighted can very quickly be taught to read and write fluently / by C.F. Gordon-Cumming., dated 1899, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.

http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/662f9c166c3522a5cbfb436863bf540c: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Honolulu Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yosemite Research Library: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Constance Gordon-Cumming and the Disappointing Volcano, South Seas Encounters, 2018. [38] CONSTANCE F. GORDON-CUMMING. Fire Fountains: The Kingdom of Hawaii, Its Volcanoes and the History of the Missions. Illus. 2 vol. London: Blackwood, 1883, Books About Hawaii, 1977.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing and painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. The authority associates the name with Volcano school.

Work by Constance Gordon-Cumming is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, Honolulu Museum of Art and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Chronology

  1. 1837Constance Gordon-Cumming born at Forres.
  2. 1837Constance Gordon-Cumming was born in 1837 at Forres.
  3. 1869Near Tannah, Bombay Line is dated December 2, 1869 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.765).
  4. 1873A sailing boat off a coastal inlet at moonlight, probably Trincomalee is dated 1873 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.766).
  5. 1875Nairukuruku Village on Wainimala River, Fiji is dated 1875.
  6. 1875Nairukuruku Village on Wainimala River, Fiji.
  7. 1878Indian Life at Mirror Lake is dated 1878 and held by Yosemite Research Library.
  8. 1878Indian Life at Mirror Lake (Yosemite Research Library).
  9. 1879Hilo, Banks of the Wailuku, Hawaii is dated November 18, 1879 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.767).
  10. 1879Halemaumau is dated 1879 and held by Honolulu Museum of Art (inventory 21511).
  11. 1879Halemaumau (Honolulu Museum of Art).
  12. 1880Temporary Chimneys and Fire Fountains is dated 1880 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/662f9c166c3522a5cbfb436863bf540c.
  13. 1880Temporary Chimneys and Fire Fountains (http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/662f9c166c3522a5cbfb436863bf540c).
  14. 1899The inventor of the numeral-type for China : by the use of which illiterate Chinese both blind and sighted can very quickly be taught to read and write fluently / by C.F. Gordon-Cumming. is dated 1899 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  15. 1924Constance Gordon-Cumming died at Crieff.
  16. 1924Constance Gordon-Cumming died in 1924 at Crieff.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    [38] CONSTANCE F. GORDON-CUMMING. Fire Fountains: The Kingdom of Hawaii, Its Volcanoes and the History of the Missions. Illus. 2 vol. London: Blackwood, 1883, Books About Hawaii, 1977

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Constance Gordon-Cumming and the Disappointing Volcano, South Seas Encounters, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gordon-Cumming, Miss Constance Frederica, (26 May 1837–4 Sept. 1924), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Constance Gordon-Cumming (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Constance Gordon-Cumming (3 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Constance Gordon-Cumming.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2994808: Constance Gordon-Cumming

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Constance Gordon-Cumming”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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