Summary
This canvas banner was painted in 1890 by Kift & Smith for the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Blacksmiths, Fitters, Patternmakers, Turners & Machinists, Ballarat Branch.
It was included on the Victorian Heritage Register on 8 December 2005, Heritage Register Number H2086.
Physical Description
Side A: Landscape setting with locomotive on left, stationary engine on right and central shield with Canada (red ensign), Australian and USA flags. Painted decorative vertical side borders, 165 mm wide. Signed lower right hand corner. Side B: Undecorated painted surface with painted border
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, University of Melbourne Archives (The), Dec 1998
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Artist
Kift & Smith, Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Commissioned By
Ballarat, Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Blacksmiths, Fitters, Patternmakers, Turners & Machinists, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Inscriptions
Painted Side A: BALLARAT BRANCH / AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS / BLACKSMITHS,/ FITTERS,PATTERNMAKERS TURNERS & MACHINISTS/ UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL/ Kift& Smith/ 16 Sturt St
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
2770 mm (Width), 2450 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
2450 mm (Width), 2770 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Banners, Metalworking, Trade Unions, Trades, Making History - Eight Hour Day