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To the Honorable Edward Knox M.L.C. "Fiona" from Directors, Officers and Employees of the Colonial S...

To the Honorable Edward Knox M.L.C. "Fiona" from Directors, Officers and Employees of the Colonial S...

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To the Honorable Edward Knox M.L.C. "Fiona" from Directors, Officers and Employees of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., 1844-1894 [Album of Views]

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Full title

To the Honorable Edward Knox M.L.C. "Fiona" from Directors, Officers and Employees of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., 1844-1894 [Album of Views]

Date

1894

Call Numbers

PXA 6914

Record Identifier

1Jkm74GY

Reference Code

431168
Physical Description

Contents

1 album - Silk inside covers and flyleaves. ; 41.4 x 32 x 5 cm. - printed pamphlet accompanying album - 1 presentation album of maroon-coloured Russia leather, embossed in gold, with the monogram of Mr and Mrs Knox, bordered by sprays of cane, on front cover

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955

Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Issue Copy

Digitised

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Scope and Contents

Contents

1 presentation album of maroon-coloured Russian leather, embossed in gold, with the monogram of Mr and Mrs Knox with dates 1844-1894, bordered by sprays of cane, on front cover.

Shows the various establishments of the Colonial Sugar Company, with sketches by leading artists of the colony (Percy Spence, B. E. Minns, D. H. Souter, Arthur Stree...

Alternative Titles

Full title

To the Honorable Edward Knox M.L.C. "Fiona" from Directors, Officers and Employees of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., 1844-1894 [Album of Views]

Notes

General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 824149...

Signature / Inscriptions

Titled from title page
Each paged signed by artist at lower edge

Description source

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-30A) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Contextual Information

Source

Forms part of the Knox Collection, presented by Col. A. E. Knox, 1960
Transferred from Manuscripts Collection (A 6914), Aug 1997

Exhibited in

Administrative / Biographical history

Sir Edward Knox was Chairman of Directors at Colonial Sugar Refining Co. This Album of Views, along with an Illuminated Address, was presented to Knox on the eve of his Golden Wedding Anniversary by the Directors, Officers and employees of the company.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

PXA 6914

Record Identifier

1Jkm74GY

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1Jkm74GY

Other Identifiers

Reference code

431168

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