Item 1: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - illuminated address presented by the Spiritualists of Melbourne and...
Item 1: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - illuminated address presented by the Spiritualists of Melbourne and...
Item 1: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - illuminated address presented by the Spiritualists of Melbourne and Victoria, 1921 / artwork by Goldsworthy & Davey. Melb.
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Date
1921
Call Numbers
PXE 934/no. 1
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Manuscripts, Pictures and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - watercolour & manuscript illuminated address, 2 leaves on card, set into a wooden [mahogany?] hinged case, with 3 metal hinges and clasp, a kangaroo figurine mounted on the upper cover. - case 33.8 x 22.5 cm., cover figurine 5 x 4.5 cm.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
An address from the Spiritualists of Melbourne and Victoria, dated 4th February 1921, decorated in watercolour to `Sir Arthur Conan Doyle M.D., L.L.D.' with Australian native flowers and globe featuring map of Australia. Signed by Edgar Tozer, the President, Victorian Council of Spiritualist Churches; M. Bloomfield, Hon. Leader & Secretary, Victor...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 1: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - illuminated address presented by the Spiritualists of Melbourne and Victoria, 1921 / artwork by Goldsworthy & Davey. Melb.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
For an account of Doyle's time in Australia see The wanderings of a spiritualist / by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. London : Hodder and Stoughton, [1921]
Digital order no:Album ID : 824239
Signature / Inscriptions
Edgar Tozer
"M. Bloomfield"
"W. Britton Harvey"
"E. Oliver Jones"
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased Christie's (London) The Conan Doyle Collection, 19 May 2004, Sale 6972 Lot 65
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 934/no. 1
Record Identifier
1bGde3mY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGde3mY
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Reference code
442201
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