Postcards of women representing the states of Australia, and fairy butterflies, 1905 / by Ernest Tig...
Postcards of women representing the states of Australia, and fairy butterflies, 1905 / by Ernest Tiger de Closay
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
[Sydney : New South Wales Bookstall Co.], 1905
Call Numbers
PXB 480
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Ephemera - 13.8 x 8.7 cm - postcards, coloured
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Nine colour postcards including a set of six postcards (and one duplicate) depicting classically-draped women supporting shields with the badges of the states of Australia, and two postcards from the six-set 'Fairy Butterfly' series:
1. N. [i.e. New] South Wales - the female figure holds a waratah
2. Victoria
3. Queensland - the female...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Postcards of women representing the states of Australia, and fairy butterflies, 1905 / by Ernest Tiger de Closay
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated 'E.T. De Closay, 1905' or 'ET. De Closay, 1905' - printed in image on front of postcard. Printed on reverse 'Art Series - Copyright'
Description source
Titles taken from postcards
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Jane Lennon, Ancanthe, November 2010
Administrative / Biographical history
Ernest Tiger De Closay (1859-1936) was born in Port Louis, Mauritius. He trained in oils and watercolours at the French Academy in Paris becoming an official artist in Bombay, India. He arrived in Australia in 1900 where he changed his name to Ernest Tiger De Closay. He died in Sydney in 1936.
De Closay completed six full sets of cards an...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 480
Record Identifier
92eVbBdY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVbBdY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
915765
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