Summary
Leather-bound presentation album containing sixty-one monochrome gold-toned photographs by Ludovico Hart of exterior and interior views of the Melbourne International Exhibition, held at the Exhibition Building between 1 October 1880 - 30 April 1881.
The album was commissioned by the Exhibition Trustees and presented to Jonathan Binns Were (1809-1885), a member of the Melbourne International Exhibition Commission.
Physical Description
Brown tooled leather cover with gold impressed lettering and gold tooled decorative border, floral pattern. Each photograph is mounted on heavy buff coloured card and has a simple black line border with a title beneath the photograph. XRF testing has established that the photographs in this album were processed using a gold toner.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Donation from J.B. Were & Son, Jan 1990
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Photographer
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Presented To
Jonathan B. Were JP - Melbourne Commission, 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Place & Date Depicted
Museum Collection, Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Printer
Victorian Government Printing Office, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Inscriptions
Front cover: JONATHAN BINNS WERE. ESQ, J.P. Fly leaf: MELBOURNE/INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION./1880/GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA.
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne international exhibition 1880, Photograph albums
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
365 cm (Length), 450 cm (Width), 80 cm (Depth)
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References
On Ludovico Hart see: The Aust'n Photographic Journal, March 20 1896, p56.
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Keywords
Buildings, Civic Mementoes, Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Exterior Views, Interior Views, Keepsakes, Medal Presentations, Photo Albums, Photography, Public Ceremonies, World Fairs
