Summary
Framed print of the Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens, from the south east. The print was created at the time of the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition which was held in the building from 1 August 1888 - 31 January 1889.
Physical Description
Black and white tinted view of the Exhibition Building from the south-east, gardens and shrubs in the foreground. An iron picket fence along the foreground of the print. Fine detail visible on the Building. Print is in a dark coloured wooden frame with a lighter coloured wooden insert. Cream coloured cardboard mount.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Place & Date of Event
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Aug 1888 - 31 Jan 1889
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Inscriptions
Printed under image lower left: PHILLIP STE?AN PH LITHO & TYPOGRAPHIC PROCESS CO LD SYDNEY NSW Printed under image, framed by mount: CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/ MELBOURNE 1888
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne centennial exhibition 1888, Drawings
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
32 mm (Length), 627 mm (Width), 529 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Artworks, Buildings, Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centennial, 1888-1889, Exterior Views, Prints, Royal Exhibition Building
