Realia material consisting of medals and printing plates, ca 1881-1922

R 2118

fonds

ca 1881-1922

Graphic Materials, Objects

904896

1 printing block - 10 x 7.5 x 2 cm - wood, metal
1 medal - 4 cm in diameter - bronze
2 medals - satin ribbon ; 10.5 cm - ribbon and medal; 8 cm - ribbon and medal - silver

1. Woodblock titled 'Artistic Interior Decorators and House Furnishers. Artists in Stained Glass. Faience Fresco Painting, Lyon Cottier & Co. Art furniture manufacturers, carried oak workers and ebenestes. 179 Liverpool Street, Hyde Park, Sydney. Prize Award Paris 1867. Exposition Universelle. Stained Glass Windows'.

Wood block is highly decorative with further inscription notes.

2. 2 silver medals with ribbons by Harvey C. Smith Ltd. Manufacturers Masonic Regalia and Jewels Sydney and Melbourne. Bottom of box reads: Mrs. Gribbell, 3 Wheatleight St., Naremburn. In presentation cardboard box, lined in satin.

On back of medal: 'Grand Chapter 14 11 22'.

3. Bronze medal awarded to Francis E. Stowe, 2nd Prize, Sec D. Cl 84, 1881. Bathurst Juvenile Industrial Exhibition N.S.W. (diameter 4 cm).

On back: Youth is the springtime of life sow therefore that ye may reap. Words surround the figures of a mother and 2 children. In leather case, lined in satin. Lid is broken.

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Good condition