To the Honorable Edward Knox, M.L.C. "Fiona" from Directors, Officers, and Employees of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, 1844-1894 [Illuminated Address]

A 6913

fonds

1894

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings

431515

1 album - 41.4 x 32 x 5 cm

Sydney, 4th June, 1894; Honoured Sir, On the occasion of your Golden Wedding it affords us the greatest pleasure to offer our united congratulations and hearty good wishes, and to ask your acceptance of an Album of Views illustrative of the growth of this large and prosperous Company, over which, with the earlier undertaking from which it developed, you have so ably presided for an almost unbroken period of Fifty Years. The accompanying Pieces of Plate, we ask you to accept on behalf of Mrs Knox, with the earnest hope that you may both continue to enjoy with your Family and Friends, many bright and happy days. We rejoice to have this opportunity of acknowledging your kindly interest in the welfare of the Company's Employees, and we assure you that you will always retain our warmest affection and esteem. / Illuminated by John Sands, George Street, Sydney.

Subsequent pages devoted to a list of 1,241 subscribers, arranged by years of service (from 48 years to 1 year)
Illustrative title page by C. L. Muller features tropical plants such as sugarcane and banana, native flowers waratahs and flannel flowers, with an inset view of Double Bay, being the view from Knox's residence "Fiona".

Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Volume bound in maroon-coloured Russian leather, embossed in gold, with monogram of Mr and Mrs Knox, bordered by sprays of cane on front cover; Silk inside covers and flyleaves.
The illuminated testimonial presented to Knox on his Golden Wedding Anniversary comprised two albums, similarly bound, one of which was the Illuminated Address (described above at A 6913), the other is an Album of Views showing the various establishments of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. (Location Number: PXA 6914)

This collection was listed as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.

Titled from title page