After a painting by W T Lyttleton, c.1786–1839, in Australia 1809–1814, 1825–1836, ‘Panshanger, Tasmania / The seat of Joseph Archer Esquire’, England, 1835, coloured inks on paper, 47 x 66 cm printed image. Provenance: Herbert H Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC, FRS, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1908–1916).
Purchased 1981.
1981.16
'Sir John' and 'Lady Franklin', Staffordshire, England, c.1845–1847, earthenware,
27.5 x 12.5 x 6.5 cm, 27 x 12 x 9 cm.
Provenance: the collection of Ronald and Roisin Shockledge.
Purchased 1993.
1993.5.1–2
‘Portrait of a colonial surveyor and his family' Australia, c.1845,
oil on canvas,
103 x 83.7 cm
Possibly a portrait of Melbourne surveyor Robert Dixon and his family. Purchased with funds donated by Waltons Ltd., New South Wales, 1979. 1979.16
‘J G N Gibbes', Australia or England, c.1805–1806,
Pair of punch bowls, probably Canton, China, c.1829,
porcelain, handpainted and gilded,
14 x 33 cm, 13 x 29 cm.
Provenance: John and Martha Hosking, then by descent. John Hosking (1806-1882) was the first elected Mayor of Sydney, December 1842. Purchased 2003.
2003.2.1–2
Coalport Porcelain Works, established 1795, Dinner plate with Macarthur crest and motto, England, c.1838,
porcelain, handpainted, gilded and transfer printed, 25.5 cm.
Donated by Mr Quentin Macarthur-Stanham under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1978.
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978.25
James McCabe, England, c.1748–1811, Regulator longcase clock, Royal Exchange, London, England, c.1810,
mahogany veneer on pine, metal, glass, 199 x 47.5 x 23 cm. Provenance: Major General William Stewart, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales 1825. Donated by Mrs Jamieson in memory of Stewart Jamieson under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1978.
1978.11
Francis Abbott, England/Australia, 1799–1883, arrived 1845, Fusee skeleton timepiece,
Manchester, England, c.1835,
brass, steel, rosewood, enamel, glass,
23 x 13 x 9 cm. Purchased with funds donated anonymously, 1987.
1987.2
Candlesticks (4) engraved with the Bourke crest, [England], c.1800, Sheffield plate, 30.5 x 15 cm. Provenance: believed to have been used by Sir Richard Bourke when Governor of New South Wales (1831–1837). Purchased 1986. 1986.2.1–4
James Oatley, England/Australia, 1770–1839, arrived 1815,
Longcase clock, Sydney, New South Wales, 1827, red cedar, pine,
250 x 58.5 x 29 cm.
Purchased 1987.
1987.10
Secretaire bookcase,
Western Australia, c.1860,
jarrah, red cedar, glass,
230.5 x 141.5 x 63.5 cm.
Provenance: made for Henry Sutton of Mandurah, Western Australia.
Purchased with funds raised by The Australiana Fund Committee in Western Australia, 1982.
1982.20
Hall chair, Tasmania, c.1820,
red cedar,
89 x 37 x 50 cm. Donated by Toni and Peter Bessant under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1978.
1978.26
Sofa
Tasmania, c.1835 red cedar, replacement horsehair upholstery,
88.5 x 227 x 61 cm.
Purchased 1985.
1985.8
Andrew Lenehan, Ireland/Australia, c.1815–1886, arrived 1835,
Card table, Sydney, New South Wales, c.1848–1851, red cedar,
74 x 90.4 x 45.5 cm.
Purchased 2003.
2003.1
Joseph Sly, England/Australia, 1803– 1887, arrived 1834,
Pair of bookcases, Sydney, New South Wales, c.1845, red cedar, glass,
each 122.5 x 294.5 x 47 cm.
Purchased 1979.
1979.15.1–2
William Hamilton, Ireland/Australia, c.1796–1885, arrived 1832 (attributed), Hall chairs (3 of 4), carved with crest of Thomas Daniel Chapman, Tasmania, c.1845,
blackwood,
89 x 41 x 42.5 cm. Provenance: commissioned by Thomas Daniel Chapman, Premier of Tasmania (1861–1863) and Colonial Treasurer, for his property “Sunnyside”, New Town, Tasmania.
Purchased 2005.
2005.2.1–3
Campaign sideboard, India, c.1840,
red cedar, ebony, brass,
104 x 189 x 53.5 cm.
Purchased with funds donated by James Fairfax AC and James Fairfax Ltd., 1979.
1979.14
Side table, New South Wales, c.1820,
r
ed cedar, brass,
77 x 100 x 45 cm.
Purchased 1982.
1982.14
Wardrobe, Tasmania or New South Wales, c.1815–1820,
red cedar, celery-top pine, brass,
224 x 245 x 55 cm. Purchased 1978.
1978.27
G R on board the 'James Pattison' en route to Sydney, Powder horn, England or Australia, c.1840 carved and engraved cowhorn, pigment, 24.5 x 6.5 cm.
