IMAGE
[Waudby, A J] :Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. Wellington Branch. June 1809 [i.e. 1909]
- Date
- 1875 - 1909
- By
- Waudby, Arthur John, 1817?-1872
- Reference
- G-830-3
- Description
Union banner with holes at the sides through which poles could be inserted for carrying in marches. Shows an archway with two workmen in the foreground, depictions of building activities, symbolic female figures representing Industry, Arts, Justice and Truth, a male figure representing unions and various slogans.
Based on the original official design created in England by A. J. Waudby in 1861 and copied widely throughout the British Empire. See N. Z. Listener 2 March 1985, pp 63-65 & copy on TL 3/1/1, 2 March 1985.
The Library has a modern photolithograph version of the same image with variant text, at C-123-033, published by the Carpenters' Union in the 1980s as a membership certificate.
Quantity: 1 oil(s).
Physical Description: Oil on silk on board ca 2350 x 1850 mm
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Another negative number recorded for this image, 1/2-052228, is incorrect and is the negative for an unrelated image. Negative 1/2-151176, the digitised version, is an unsatisfactory copy for reproduction due to reflections on the painting.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 oil(s), Works of art, Oil paintings, Banners, Oil on silk on board ca 2350 x 1850 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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