Vase commemorating the Commonwealth of Australia inauguration by H.R.H. the Duke of York, 1901 / Dou...
Vase commemorating the Commonwealth of Australia inauguration by H.R.H. the Duke of York, 1901 / Doulton Burslem England
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1901
Call Numbers
R 669 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 2, Shelf 39
Record Identifier
Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
1 commemorative object (vase) - 12.3 x 12.8 cm at widest point - glazed bone china
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
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Finding aids
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
One side of centre panel of vase shows portrait of Queen Victoria topped by royal crown and flanked by an Australian and a British soldier. The inscription below portrait reads: 'Australian Federation 1901'. This scene is duplicated on opposite side of vase.
The inscription beneath one of the portraits of Queen Victoria reads: 'May the Unio...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Vase commemorating the Commonwealth of Australia inauguration by H.R.H. the Duke of York, 1901 / Doulton Burslem England
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Another Doulton vase commemorating Federation located at DR 138
Attributions / Conjectures
A similar beaker (located at DR 139) of bone china with gold print, was designed in Sept. 1900 by John Slater, an artist who was employed by Doulton at Burslem, England, in collaboration with John Shorter, to commemorate Australian Federation in 1901. John Slater could have been the artist responsible for the vase also.
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Shelf List as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Miss W. Radford, June 1976
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 669 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 2, Shelf 39
Record Identifier
1kVdlxOn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVdlxOn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
934348
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