Summary
Certificate of Merit Awarded to Thomas Gaunt at the Geelong Industrial and Fine Arts Exhibition, for excellence in philosophical instruments, 17 May 1876.
Lithographer: George Mercer, Lithographer, Geelong, 1876.
Physical Description
Cream coloured certificate with black & gold print in a heavy cream cardboard frame. At the top a depiction of the Geelong Mechanics Institute in a circular border and decorated with leaves and scrolls. Text of certificate says that Thomas Gaunt has been awarded a certificate of merit for excellence in Philosophical Instruments. Dated Mechanics Institute, May 17, 1876 and signed by Secretary. Decorative border around certificate of 2 lines, in gold, with a pattern of leaves between them. Lithograph by George Mercer, Geelong.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Awarded To
Thomas Ambrose Gaunt - Thomas Gaunt & Co, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1876
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Inscriptions
Text: GEELONG INDUSTRIAL AND FINE ARTS EXHIBITION/1876/This is to certify that/T Gaunt of Melbourne/HAS BEEN AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT/ For Excellence in Philosophical Instruments/MECHANICS INSTITUTE, MAY 17, 1876/ SECRETARY.
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Overall Dimensions
46 cm (Length), 34.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Awards, Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Geelong Industrial & Fine Arts, 1876
