Centennial International Exhibition (1888-1889 : Melbourne, Vic.)

Date: 1888 - 1889

From: [Various artists] :[Exhibition certificates 1865-1924]

By: Sands & McDougall Ltd

Reference: C-098-051

Description: Exhibition certificate awarded to Dr Walter L Buller. On the lefthand side is a woman in classical robes holding a laurel wreath in each hand. In the centre above the citation is a woman seated on top of a globe looking down at an open book held in her hand while is holds a flame up in the other. On either side of the globe and on the righthand side are vignettes showing children tending sheep, harvesting wheat, painting, etc. Around the border and above the citation are ferns and flowers. Coats of arms decorate the top corners and there is a crown in the top centre with the dates 1788 and 1888 on either side. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Photogravure, 490 x 595 mm

Date: 1888-1890

By: Centennial International Exhibition (1888-1889 : Melbourne, Vic.)

Reference: MSZ-0824

Description: Volume with completed exhibitor's application for space forms which include name of exhibitor, address, description of proposed exhibits, space required and other matters. Also includes related correspondence, some invoices and receipts, ephemera etc. Categories for exhibition were (I) works of art; (II) education and instruction, apparatus and processes of the liberal arts; (III) furniture and accesssories; (IV) fictile manufactures, glass, pottery etc (V) textile fabrics, clothing and accessories; (VI) raw and manufactured processes and products; (VII) machinery, apparatus and processes used in the mechanical industries; (VIII) alimentary products; (IX) sanitation, medicine, hygiene and public relief; (X) agriculture and assorted industries; (XI) horticulture; and (XII) mining industries, machinery and products Art exhibitors include Charles Blomfield, Mrs McCosh Clark, Geo Herbert Elliott, Emily Harris, Godfrey Lindauer, Charles Decimus Barraud, John Gully, William and Emily Hodgkins, Harry William Kirkwood, photographers Josiah Martin and Thomas Edward Merritt, architects and other art specialists Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter

Date: 1888

Reference: Eph-B-EXHIBITION-1888-01

Description: Regulations for an international exhibition in Melbourne, and including the regulations for New Zealand exhibitors. Only the best quality specimens should be shown and in the quantities specified. Items included: grain, flour, wool, coal, timber, furniture, flax, rope, kauri gum, tanning barks, leather, dyes, paint, preseved meat, tallow, cheese, butter, honey, hams & bacons, wine beer & spirits, tobacco leaf and cigars, mineral waters, minerals, works of art. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on pamphlet folded to 335 x 210 mm. Provenance: Donated by Ellen Ellis in 2014. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance housed in Oral Hostiry and Sound; and Manuscripts.

Date: 1888

By: Cooke, Albert Charles, 1836-1902; Wendel, R, active 1888

Reference: D-002-001

Description: Shows exhibition building, people, and gardens in a bird's eye view with the houses of Melbourne in the background Supplement to: The Australasian. August 4, 1888) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph (coloured) 561 x 863 mm

Date: 1890 - 1940

Reference: Eph-C-FOOD-1900s-04

Description: Arrangement of text, some within diamond logo. At the top is a Royal crest, flanked by medals of the Melbourne Exhibition. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Block print on fabric bag, 510 x 420 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Alex Gregor in 1999.

Date: Aug 1888

From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1784-148

Description: Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field; also includes letter from St John's Parsonage, Christchurch, from H W Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1888

From: Field family : Field and Hodgkins family papers

Reference: MSI-Papers-0113-17/6

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Apr 1888

From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1784-144

Description: Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field; also includes letter from Jon W [?] Copermann, Marlborough House, Willesden; letter regarding the Rhodes [?] Memorial [?] Community Home, Christchurch; letter from the Department of Justice regarding the Lanauze case Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1888]

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 14

By: Lindt, John William, 1845-1926

Reference: PAColl-6585-51

Description: Te Takinga pataka exhibited at the 1888-1889 Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photograph taken 1888-1889 by John William Lindt. Inscriptions: Mount verso - From J W Lindt, Photographer [lists awards] 7 Collins Street East Melbourne Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 20.3 x 15.2 cm, mounted on card

Date: 1888

From: Monkhouse, Thomas Stewart, 1828-1920 :[Decorative designs, sketches and studies. 1878-1910]

By: Monkhouse, Thomas Stewart, 1828-1920; Cook, Walter Cameron, 1941-

Reference: B-119-033

Description: Shows side of ornate archway wall and roof, and side entrance to picture gallery at left. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - TSM; Recto - top left - 1/4 scale drawing finished from this. 14 days hard work. Hot wind blowing enough to kill - 150 [degrees] huricane[sic] - nought on but duck[?]-vest and slippers. Working from 4am to 7.30 pm - no time for meals - smoked during draughting time. Just came out alive - talk of pantomime work!! after this trial!!! All gone mit der [schnaft und ....?] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 490 x 345 mm.

Date: [between 1888-1889]

Reference: 1/2-041824-F

Description: Photograph of the 1888-1889 Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, showing a display advertising New Zealand wool. Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: between 1888-1889

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 14

By: Lindt, John William, 1845-1926

Reference: PAColl-6585-38

Description: Inside the 1888-1889 Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with New Zealand exhibits. Photograph taken by John William Lindt. Inscriptions: Mount verso - From J W Lindt, Photographer [lists awards] 7 Collins Street East Melbourne Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic print 205 x 153 mm, mounted on card

Date: 1882-1890

From: Walsh, Philip, 1843-1914 :Photograph albums

By: Foy Brothers (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Pulman (Firm); Scowen, Charles T, active 1870s-1890s

Reference: PA1-q-255

Description: Album of views in Auckland, Thames, Coromandel and Papanui (all New Zealand), Norfolk Island, Egypt (including the Suez Canal), Aden, Bombay, Ceylon (including Colombo), Victoria (including Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne), Kilkenny, Paris, Bordeaux and London. The photographs were collected by Philip Walsh, and include photographic copies by Josiah Martin of paintings by Walsh himself. The photographers include Josiah Martin (Auckland), Foy Brothers (Thames), Pulman (Auckland), and Charles T Scowen (Colombo). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown leather bound album, impressed with black and gold pattern; 35 x 27 cm