Sir Charles FitzRoy, 1854 / tin portrait medallion cast by T. Woolner
Sir Charles FitzRoy, 1854 / tin portrait medallion cast by T. Woolner
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Author / Creator
Date
1854
Call Numbers
P*40 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 44
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Physical Description
Contents
Objects - approx. 21 cm diameter - 1 tin medallion, circular in shape, brown in colour, with portrait in relief.
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Full title
Sir Charles FitzRoy, 1854 / tin portrait medallion cast by T. Woolner
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
A duplicate, bronze portrait medallion cast by T. Woolner is held at P*38 and P*39. Another duplicate, in tin, held at P*41.
Signature / Inscriptions
T. Woolner Sc. 1854 -- engraved on medallion
Contextual Information
Source
Unknown
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy was the tenth governor of New South Wales. During his term (1846-1855), FitzRoy was faced with the problems posed by gold discoveries, which were unprecedented in British colonial experience. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.1, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1966
Thomas Wo...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
P*40 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 44
Record Identifier
93QVozW1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QVozW1
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Reference code
457696
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