IMAGE
New Zealand. Army. Taranaki Rifle Volunteers :TRV Grand Military Ball, Drill Hall, New Plymouth, June 22nd 1897, under the patronage of the officers, staff officers and leading citizens of New Plymouth. M[sr] C.A.E.A. Clarke, esq, Vol G S Duane, C B Lever, Hon Sec. J Hooker, litho, N[ew] Plym[outh].
- Date
- 1897
- Reference
- Eph-A-BALL-1897-01
- Description
Ball programme with an ornate cover showing the flags of the Taranaki Volunteers and the Taranaki Militia (both featuring an image of Mt Taranaki). Between them is a portrait of Queen Victoria, and below are two rifles, crossed. The back cover shows an decorative border of poppies. In side is a list of 22 dances with a space beside each for the names of partners. A cord is looped through holes at the bottom but the original pencil was missing on arrival at the Library.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Colour lithograph on folded card (100 x 123 mm, folded to 100 x 61 mm)
Provenance: Purchased from New Zealand Books Online auction, 23 May 2006.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Ephemera, Chromolithographs, Programmes, Colour lithograph on folded card (100 x 123 mm, folded to 100 x 61 mm)
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UnknownNew Zealand. Army. Taranaki Rifle Volunteers :TRV Grand Military Ball, Drill Hall, New ...
Date: 1897
From: New Zealand. Army. Taranaki Rifle Volunteers :TRV Grand Military Ball, Drill Hall, New Plymouth, June 22nd 1897, under the patronage of the officers, staff officers and leading citizens of New Plymouth. M[sr] C.A.E.A. Clarke, esq, Vol G S Duane, C B Lever, Hon Sec. J Hooker, litho, N[ew] Plym[outh].
By: J Hooker (Firm)
Reference: Eph-A-BALL-1897-01-cover
Description: Ball programme cover shows the flags of the Taranaki Volunteers and the Taranaki Militia (both featuring an image of Mt Taranaki). Between them is a portrait of Queen Victoria, and below are two rifles, crossed. The back cover shows an decorative border of poppies, and the names of the patrons of the event: Mr A E A Clarke was Alfred Edward Augustus Clark, 1859-1908 (ie no "e" on the end). Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Colour lithograph on cover spread, 100 x 123 mm