J B Carrington, England, for Carrington & Co, established 1880,
Inkstand, London, England, 1900,
silver, glass,
5.3 x 22 x 14.3 cm.
Replica of inkstand used by Queen Victoria when signing her royal assent to the bill for the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Provenance: The Right Honourable John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, KT GCMG GCVO PC, Governor-General of Australia (1901–1903).
Purchased 1981. 1981.9

Doulton & Co., 1858–1901,
Artist: Florence Barlow, active 1873–1909,
Vase,
Lambeth, London, England, 1877,
stoneware, incised,
21.5 x 12 cm.
Purchased 1995. 1995.2

Marian Ellis Rowan, 1848–1922,
Blue gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon),
Australia, 1887,
watercolour, gouache on paper,
51 x 35.5 cm.
Ellis Rowan was an aunt of Lady Casey, wife of Governor-General Lord Casey.
Purchased 1978. 1978.20

Invitation to the opening of Parliament,
[Melbourne, Victoria], 1901,
chromolithograph,
27.6 x 35 cm.
Gift of Mrs F Irving 1979, daughter-in-law of invitees Major G G H Irving and Mrs Irving, 1979.
1979.4

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd, established 1759,
Based on designs by Helena Forde, 1832–1910,
Dinner plates (3) and vegetable bowl,
Australian Flora series, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, c.1882, earthenware, Queensware (creamware), transfer printed, 25 cm (plates),
4.5 x 21 x 25 cm (bowl).
Purchased 2004.
2004.6.1–4

Doulton & Co., 1858–1901,
Artist: Louis Bilton, England/Australia, c.1860–c.1910, arrived 1885, departed 1887,
Vase and cover, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, c.1892,
porcelain, glazed and gilded,
68 x 14.5 cm.
Provenance: made for W W Wattles & Co, Pittsburgh, USA.
Purchased 2006. 2006.8

Achille Simonetti, Italy/Australia, 1838–1900, arrived 1871, Lady Parkes,
Sydney, New South Wales, 1889, Carrara marble,
77 x 51 x 28 cm.
Gift of Mrs Elizabeth Rosenthal 1993, granddaughter of Sir Henry and Lady Parkes,
1993. 1993.3.1

Nelson Illingworth, England/Australia, 1862–1926, arrived 1892,
Edmund Barton,
Australia, c.1901, terracotta,
31 x 21 x 12 cm.
Purchased with funds donated by David Syme Pty. Ltd.,
1979. 1979.8

William Edwards, England /Australia, 1819–c.1889, arrived 1857,
Half emu egg inkwell, Melbourne, Victoria, c.1865,
emu egg, silver,
20.5 x 10.5 cm.
Provenance: the collection of David Ell, Hunters Hill, New South Wales.
Purchased 1984. 1984.4
Jonoski Takuma, Japan/Australia, born c.1868, active 1895–1910,
Mounted carved emu egg, c.1900,
emu egg, silver, electroplate (EPNS),
28.5 x 17 cm.
Provenance: the collection of David Ell, Hunters Hill, New South Wales.
Purchased 1984. 1984.10
William Kerr, Northern Ireland/ Australia, 1839–1896, arrived 1841 (attributed),
Mounted emu egg inkwell,
Sydney, New South Wales, c.1906,
emu egg, silver, electroplate (EPNS),
22.5 x 21 x 13.5 cm.
Provenance: the collection of David Ell, Hunters Hill, New South Wales.
Purchased 1984. 1984.17

Alexander William Norton, England/ Australia, c.1827–1907,
Campaign secretaire,
Sydney, New South Wales, c.1880,
rose mahogany, red cedar, kauri pine, brass,
113.5 x 115.5 x 52 cm.
Provenance: Sir Henry Parkes 1815–1896.
Purchased 1992. 1992.11

Minton & Co.,
Pair of sulphur-crested cockatoos,
England, c.1860,
majolica,
33.5 x 14 x 11.5 cm (crest up), 29.9 x 12 x 11.5 cm (crest down).
Purchased 1982.
1982.4.1–2

Wine carafe,
Engraver: Frank Piggott Webb, England/Australia, 1859–1942, arrived c.1879 (attributed),
[Sydney, New South Wales], c.1900,
glass, 22.8 x 13.5 x 7.5 cm.
Purchased 2008. 2008.2

Emile Gallé, France, 1846–1904,
Bowl,
Nancy, France, c.1890,
etched cameo glass,
12.5 x 17.5 cm.
Purchased 1998. 1998.5

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