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Auckland Horticultural Society: First class prize certificate awarded to Mr A Gillespie...
Date: 1875
From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the activities and exhibitions of horticultural societies in New Zealand]
By: Auckland Herald (Newspaper); W C Wilson & Sons (Firm)
Reference: Eph-A-HORT-SOC-Auckland-1875-01-1
Description: An arrangement of ornate lettering decorated with floral borders. Note from a descendant, Jean Erbacher (28 October 2008), indicates that A Gillespie is likely to have been Mr Alexander Gillespie, the head gardener at Government House in Auckland at that time. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on certificate. Physical Description: Lithographs on card, 115 x 150 mm.