Summary
Silk banner painted by G S Hislop of Adelaide for the Operative Masons & Bricklayers of South Australia.
Physical Description
Large painted banner in extremely poor condition. Blue dyed silk faille constructed with 7 horizontal fabric lengths, machine sewn French seams. Red trim. Recto: Large architectural style design set in an ethereal sky scape with allegorical figures surmounting and within architectural forms. Framed detailed tableaus on two levels describe ideology, skills and attributes of the union. Large tablet centre bottom holds lettering. Signed and date lower right hand corner.Verso: undecorated.
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Acquisition Information
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Artist
G S Hislop, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Commissioned By
Operative Masons & Bricklayers of South Australia, Australia
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Inscriptions
Recto: UNITED WE STAND/ DIVIDED WE FALL; JUSTICE/ ART/ TRUTH; EVERY HOUSE IS BUILT BY SOME MAN BUT HE THAT BUILDS ALL THINGS IS GOD/ HEBREWS/ CH. 111. VER. IV; IN GOD IS ALL OUR TRUST; BRICKLAYING/ MOULDING BRICKS/ GAUGING BRICKS; INDUSTRY/ BENEVOLENT/ ?TENS?/ FRIENDS/ ?; FREE TRADE HALL/ ?/ LAN?; LET US MAKE BRICK AND/ BURN THEM THOROUGHLY/ AND THEY HAD BRICK FOR/ STONE AND SLIME/ HAD THEY FOR MORTAR; LET US BUILD US A CITY/ AND A TOWER WHOSE TOP/ MAY REACH HEAVEN/ AND LET US TAKE/ A NAME GEN XI. B. 4; INDUSTRY/ OPERATIVE/ BRICKLAYERS/ MASON/ PEACE/ OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA/ MANCHESTER/ LIVERPOOL; G? S. HISLOP ARTIST/ ...PLEMAN ST/ ADELAIDE
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Maximum dimensions
3050 mm (Width), 4290 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
3050 mm (Width), 4290 mm (Height)
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