Tablet commemorating James Cook's and Joseph Banks discoveries, 1821; Bas-reliefs / by Dora Ohlfsen,...
Tablet commemorating James Cook's and Joseph Banks discoveries, 1821; Bas-reliefs / by Dora Ohlfsen, 1912-1913
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1821, 1912-1913
Call Numbers
LR 95
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Physical Description
Contents
4 sculptures - 63 x 48.5 cm - bas-reliefs, bronze:
1 plaque - 54 x 43.5 cm - bronze on wooden base:
Other Descriptions
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Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
ITEM 1
Plaque commemorating the discoveries of James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks, 1821.
ITEMS 2-5
4 Bas reliefs of unidentified men / by Dora Ohlfsen, 1912-1913.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Tablet commemorating James Cook's and Joseph Banks discoveries, 1821; Bas-reliefs / by Dora Ohlfsen, 1912-1913
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Update Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6341 as part of the eRecords Project, 2012-2013
Signature / Inscriptions
One bas-relief signed "Dora Ohlfsen / Sydney / 1912" & 3 bas-reliefs signed "Dora Ohlfsen / Sydney / 1913"
Inscription on the tablet: "AD MDCCLXX / Under the auspices of British Science / these shores were discovered / by / James Cook and Joseph Banks / the Columbus and Maecenas of their time / this spot once saw them ardent in their pursuit...
Attributions / Conjectures
There is no file for this accession but it seems likely that the items came from the Royal Society of NSW whose origins date back to The Philosophical Society of Australasia.
Contextual Information
Source
Royal Society of New South Wales, June 1987
Pic.Acc.6341
Administrative / Biographical history
The Royal Society of New South Wales was established as the The Philosophical Society of Australasia on 27 June 1821. In 1850, after a period of informal activity, the Society was revived and its name became the Australian Philosophical Society. The Society was granted Royal Assent on 12 December 1866 and it was renamed the Royal Society of New Sou...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
LR 95
Record Identifier
nvg88r81
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvg88r81
Other Identifiers
Reference code
902681
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