Summary
Highly-coloured invitation to an evening reception at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on 9 May 1901, to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York following the opening of the first Federal Parliament. The invitation was sent to Mr & Mrs Anthony Clota.
The invitation was designed by the artists Julian and Howard Ashton.
Physical Description
Highly embossed, colour invitation. A figure of Britannia, in red dress and mailed vest holding a shield like the Union Jack, is on the left of the invitation; she reaches out her hand towards a younger female figure, representing Australia, who is dressed in blue and holds a shield which is white with a blue cross decorated with stars. There is a scroll in the centre of the certificate, and a border of vines. The royal crest is at the base of the certificate.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Lola Waring, 12 Apr 1991
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Artist
Mr Julian & Howard Ashton, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Person Named
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Person Named
Mrs Clota, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Person Named
HRH George F. Duke of Cornwall & York, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Person Named
HRH Mary Duchess of Cornwall & York, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Place & Date Used
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901
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Inscriptions
Text: IN CELEBRATION/ OF THE/ OPENING/ PARLIAMENT of the COMMONWEALTH/ OF AUSTRALIA/ To meet Their Royal Highnesses/ The DUKE and DUCHESS of CORNWALL &/ YORK/ His Majesty's/ MINISTERS of STATE for AUSTRALIA/ have the honor to invite/ / to an Evening Reception at the/ Exhibition Building MELBOURNE,/ on the 9th of May 1901, at 8 o'clock. Signed lower right hand corner: Julian & Howard/ Ashton. Deli Invitation made out in hand to: Mr & Mrs Anthony Clota
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
31.5 cm (Length), 37.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
315 mm (Length), 375 mm (Width)
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Secondary support
375 mm (Length), 312 mm (Width)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Australian Federation, 1901, Celebrations, Nationalism, Politics, Royal Exhibition Building, Making History - Federation
