Banner for the the Australian International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, and a portrait of Mrs Isaac Fo...
Banner for the the Australian International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, and a portrait of Mrs Isaac Fo...
Banner for the the Australian International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, and a portrait of Mrs Isaac Fox, ca. 1870-1895
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Full title
Date
ca. 1870- 1895
Call Numbers
ML 1359 , LR 93
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Physical Description
Contents
1 banner - approx. 64 x 65 cm - cloth
1 painting - visible image 32 x 24.3 cm, in wood frame 38.5 x 30.7 cm - oil on canvas
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Scope and Contents
Contents
LR 93
View of the Garden Palace printed in black on a white cloth. Above view: 'Advance Australia'. Below image: 'The Australian International Exhibition Sydney'. On each of the four corners there is an 'Advance Australia' coat of arms. A black and blue border is printed around the edge.
ML 1359
Framed painting of Mrs. Isaac Fox.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Banner for the the Australian International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, and a portrait of Mrs Isaac Fox, ca. 1870-1895
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Very faint initials in bottom right hand corner of oil painting: 'M.J.'
Printed on back of oil painting canvas: 'Prepared by Winsor & Newton, Limited, 38, Rathbone Place, London W., 386601'
Date note
Date for painting based on estimated age of Mrs. Isaac Fox as seen in portrait
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Miss A.L. Fox
Pic.Acc.5041
Administrative / Biographical history
The Sydney International Exhibition opened the doors of its main building the 'Garden Palace' on 17 September 1879 and closed them seven months later. The main feature of the Sydney exhibition was an ornate building, the 'Garden Palace', which was over 244 metres long and had a floor space of over 112,000 metres. This building, and a number of smal...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1359 , LR 93
Record Identifier
nQR20Xj1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR20Xj1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
913803
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