Summary
Wooden architrave for Royal Exhibition Building cupola window, likely to have been removed during the building's restoration in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Physical Description
A curved segment of profiled wood. Painted on three sides with white or cream coloured paint. Eight pieces of rusted nails embedded in rear. Handwritten text in pencil marked on back of wood.
More Information
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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 Used
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1980
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Inscriptions
Rear, pencil: " architrave / to / cupola / window "
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Decorative fittings
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
470 mm (Width), 50 mm (Depth), 500 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building Fittings, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building: Restoration, Landmarks, Museum History