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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Jewellery, Man's Cufflinks x 2 pair in a velvet box, c1960
Cufflinks were worn to fasten the sleeves of dress shirts worn as part of the formal suit for men in City of Moorabbin c 1960. These cufflinks are typical of the fashion c1960 and are stored in a brown velvet spring lock hinged box These Cufflinks are typical of the fashion worn with formal wear by men in City of Moorabbin c1960 2 pair of Cufflinks in a brown velvet spring loaded hinged box. a) pewter b) silver gold with glass a) Jorge Jenson / Danish Pewter clothing, formal wear, dress shirt, tuxedo, waistcoat, drees scarf, cufflinks, bow ties maynard dennis, city of moorabbin, freemasons lodge, city of moorabbin historical society, early settlers, market gardeners, bentleigh, cheltenham, moorabbin, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AUSTRAL LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY'S FIRST GRAND ANNUAL COMPETITIONS
Program for the Austral Literary and Debating Society's First Grand Annual Competitions in Music, Song and Story held at the Royal Princess Theatre. Program printed in red a creamy, silky material with a satin type finish. F. Aswel Apted, President. Arthur L. Bolton and Jtn. Smalley, Hon. Secs. Those who took part are: Northcott's Band, R Rule, A Bottoms, Flora Hill, Winifred Bishop, Vida Rogers, G Walter, G Fred Walter, A Hosking, Prof Lupton, Josephine Scott, Ralph W Brown, Lady Brassey, A B Flohm, Eathorne Rogers, T Bockelmann, Ch H King, Nellie Jeffrey, Lizzie Trevean, Ethel Osborne, Lillie Sharp and W Tinkler. Hon. Accompanist was Mr. J. H. Bryan and prizes were distributed by Lady Brassey.entertainment, concert, music, song & story, austral literary and debating society's first grand annual competitions, royal princess theatre, j h bryan, northcott's band, r rule, a bottoms, flora hill, winifred bishop, vida rogers, g walter, g fred walter, a hosking, prof lupton, josephine scott, ralph w brown, lady brassey, a b flohm, eathorne rogers, t bockelmann, ch h king, nellie jeffrey, lizzie trevean, ethel osborne, lillie sharp, w tinkler, f aswel apted, arthur l bolton, jtn smalley -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Fac-Simile Chromo Litho Art Studio, 1886 (Approximate)
Presented to R. Snart, who was an early settler at Browns Plains, Rutherglen Shire.Framed print, coloured, of painting depicting Britannia with two attendants and assorted British Colonial women, border in aqua with names of colonies in heart shaped shields (40 of them). Brown polished timber frame with gold painted insert.In main painting: "Colonial and Indian / Exhibition / London 1886" On border on white background: "Presented / With a Commemorative Medal / To Robert Snart" RH side of white background: (signature) "Executive President" (signature) "Secretary to the Royal Commission"colonial exhibition, indian exhibition, royal commission, robert snart, britannia -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Photo - Brown C.E. & Councilors, Drummond Studios, Shire President C.E.Brown,(J.P.), Councilors and Staff, for the year 1959-1960, "Circa 1960"
This collection of photos depicts Councilor Charles Edward "Ted" Brown, and Councilors W.Powell(J.P.),W.A.Walton (J.P.),D.I.White,E.Edwards,(J.P.),H.A.Patterson,A.McDonald,Mr K.S. Lane, (Shire secretary),A.C.Martin,A.Doug.Moverly,Mr. Rex Hollioake,(Shire Engineer),W.MacG.Troup,(J.P.)T.W.Ford, D.Baird.It was presented to the Ballarat Shire Council by Councilor C.E.Brown (J.P.),President 1959-60 (History of these Councilors and staff can be found under catalogue number 014/11 to 014.14 / 11,except for Councilor A.McDonald.) Original Historic Photo of all Councilors and staff for the year 1959-60Sepia photo of Shire President Charles Edward "Ted", Brown (J.P.), and all councilors and staff,set in a plain brown frame with white mount.Presented to the Ballarat Shire Council by Councilor C.E.Brown,(J.P.).President 1959-1960.ballarat shire council, shire president 1959 60, c e ted brown -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Photograph of Australian Servicemen training in Egypt in WW1, 1st Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force EGYPT 1914-1915, unknown
WW1 AIF Training Camp in Egypt prior to deploying to Gallipoli The photograph shows the living conditions (Tents). It also shows the vastness of the site and suggests large numbers of servicemen. These two photographs are historically significant. They demonstrate the conditions that the soldiers in training experienced before they arrived at the front-line. They give the modern viewer some understanding of what it was like in Egypt. It is also very significant because it keeps the memories alive. Professionally framed work, two pictures one above the other. Shows AIF Camp with pyramids in background.Brown frameaif training, gallipoli, 1st australian division, egypt, ww1, australian imperial force -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Illustrated Parts Breakdown Aircraft: Emb-110 Bandeirante T.O. 1Emb110 P1-4-5
Description: Fuel AirCondition or completenessing Oxygen Systems Level of Importance: World. F.G. Brown -
National Wool Museum
Sign
Three signs.blue brown -
Bendigo Military Museum
Instrument - CAP, PEAKED, R.A.N, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory
There is some old newspaper under the brown internal hat band. See also Reg No's 3041 Beret & 3042.4 Badges.Peaked cap, white with black leather peak with black leather chin strap. External hat band is black, soft woven material. Internal hat band is brown leather.“CGCF, Size 7 1/8, RAN, Made in Australia”uniform - navy, costume - male, headwear -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - Julian Newton Brown on Yamaha SL 351
Julian Newton-Brown arrived at Falls Creek in 1957. He had studied Pharmacy at Melbourne University. After developing a love for the mountains, Julian moved to Mt. Beauty and then Falls Creek. He worked for the SEC in the test laboratory at Rocky Valley reading weather instruments. By working several jobs, Julian was able to build a small lodge of 10 beds named “Arundel”, located at 18 Slalom Street, Falls Creek. The lodge is now the “Elk at Falls”. Arundel prospered and Julian extended it to include 32 beds and changed its name to "Julian’s” in 1961. When alcohol restrictions were eased in Falls Creek, Julian built a night club which he called “Big Julian’s” and later “THE MAN”. When Julian and his wife Beth retired and left Falls Creek, their son took over running the lodge. An active community man, Julian was a member of the Falls Creek Chamber of Commerce, a member of the SES, a stakeholder in Falls Creek, an author and a documentary maker. Julian Newton-Brown died in May 2020. In 2003 when this flyer was published operation of Julian's Lodge transferred from Julian and his wife Beth to their son Charlie Brown, a former Australian Champion and World Cup skier and his wife, Bena.This item is significant because it gives details of an important lodge at Falls Creek, Victoria.A black and white image of Julian Newton Brown testing a Yamaha SL 351 in 1968.julian's lodge, julian newton brown, falls creek ski lodges, accommodation falls creek, charlie brown -
Woodend RSL
Horse Saddle Girth, James Robb, Belt attachments presumably made prior to 1917
James Robb (born 1940) was an importer and manufacturer of all kinds of saddlery. References: Centre for Australian Art, 2020 http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/impressions/31305/ Faded, mustard coloured woven strap with buckles on either end. Centre of strap has a thin leather belt loop attached. Buckles are attached with brown, rectangular leather strips which appear to be hand-sewn to strap in white thread. Two holes which appear to be for a buckle prong, are visible on one side above the leather buckle attachment. A row of machine stitched holes on this side suggests a rectangular, arrow headed strap was once attached.J. ROBB MAKER HOBARTTOWN stamped into brown leather buckle attachments. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Letter, 24th September 1957
Letter from the Secretary of the Imperial War Graves Commission to Mr G. A. Brown c/o 21 Dora Rd, Wimbledon, London, regarding the location of grave for the late 4443 Driver Albert William Jordan, 21st Brigade Australian Field Artillery, date of death 14th November 1916Letter to Mr Brown from the Imperial War Graves Commission. Letter was typed on a typewriter on letterhead."IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES COMMISION / WOOBURN HOUSE, WOOBURN GREEN / WIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKS" (typed) imperial war graves commission, wwi, wooburn house -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LIST OF MAPS, PLANS, REPORTS PUBLISHED BY MINES DEPARTMENT VICTORIA 1938
Blue booklet, on front ' List of Maps, Plans, Reports and other publications of the Mines Department of Victoria. Issued by Geo Brown Secretary for Mines under the authority of The Hon. E.J. Hogan, MLA, Minister of Mines. Booklet contains list of publications of geological reports, maps etc for Ararat, Ballarat, Beechworth, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Gippsland, Maryborough.Geo Brown, Secretary for Mines under the authority of The Hon.E.J. Hogan, M.L.A. Minister of Mines.organisation, government, geological maps list -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - BUTTONS AND BADGE, c.1930's onwards
items in collection relating to the JACKSON Family..1) - .3) Three buttons, two silver one brown all Australian. .4) One Officers rank badge pressed metal. .5) Button gold coloured with American Eagle on..1) - .3) Brown button on rear, "P.J.King PTY LTD". Silver button, "Stokes and Son Melbourne" .5) On rear, "VAM"badges, buttons -
Greensborough Historical Society
Domestic object - Bottle, AGM (Australian Glass Manufacturers), Methylated Spirits bottle, 1940s
Brown glass, 3-sided methylated spirit bottle. Strong embossing on 2 sides. No cracking or chipping. Crown sealed, circa late 1940s. It was from an era when most common household poisons had their own unique shaped bottle so if the label was removed or illiterate people still knew what the contents were. Brown glass, 3-sided methylated spirit bottle. Strong embossing on 2 sides. Embossed: “Property of Renown and Pearlite Pty Ltd Burney Victoria” “This container must not be used as a food container” methylated spirits, bottles, agm, agm (australian glass manufacturers) -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Currency - Military Payment Certificate, For 10 cents
It is a cream coloured bank note with with brown and blue writing and emblems printed on itOn the front side is a picture of the Great Seal of the United States in blue on a cream background, Series 472 for 10 cents also the number C07094035C and it is called a Military Payment Certificate, for use only in United States Military establishmenrts by United States Authorized personnel. On the reverse side in brown writing it says Military Payment Certificate then a picture of the Great Seal of the United States in brown on a cream background, then for use only in United States Military Establishments by United States Authorized Military Personnel in accordance with applicable rules and regulations -
Greensborough Historical Society
Domestic object - Bottle, AGM (Australian Glass Manufacturers), Phenyle bottle, 1950s
Brown Phenyl bottle glass, shaped as a parallelogram (or diamond); would have been sealed with a cork. In the 1950s, Phenyle was commonly used in outdoor toilet pans and gully traps as a powerful germicide. It was from an era when most common household poisons had their own unique shaped bottle so if the label was removed or illiterate people still knew what the contents were. Brown glass, shaped as a parallelogram (or diamond); would have been sealed with a cork. Embossed: “This bottle is the property of VDMA” “Not To Be Taken” “Poisonous” “Regd No 2140”. It also has stars embossed to indicate a poison bottle. The base has the AGM markings for post 1934.bottles, agm, agm (australian glass manufacturers), phenyl -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Booklet, Australian Golf Union, 2000 Wilson Australian Junior Amateur Championships, and Wilson Junior Interstate teams matches. Brisbane 21-28 April 2000, 2000
Official guide to the 2000 Wilson Australia Junior Amateur Championships, and Wilson Junior Interstate teams matches. Brisbane 21-28 April 2000. Played at Indooroopilly Golf Club and Nudgee Golf Club. Victorian team Manager John Scrivener, assistant manager Bruce Harding. Team Members, Anthony Brown, Mark Leishmann, Troy Little, David Walker, Heath D`Altera, Luke Bower. Former HGC President Bruce Harding was a team official for Victoria's Junior teams from 2000-2010.28 p., brown text, plus 3 loose sheets with scores. Handwritten scores for each Victorian match throughout booklet.bruce harding, australian junior amateur championships, junior golf -
Parks Victoria - Gabo Island Lightstation
Bottle
Embossing indicates that the brown glass bottle contained Penfold brand wine, a South Australian wine company formed in 1913. This particular bottle was the shape used for their fortified wines and would date between c.1917 and the early 1930s. It was found on the beach or in the sea.The brown glass bottle has a lip and collar with a tall neck and narrow shoulder and would have had a cork stopper. " PENFOLD / THIS BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF / PENFOLDS WINES" -
Brown Hill Progress Association Inc.
Photograph - Black and White, Comrie Family at Brown Hill
Angus Comrie was the Brown Hill PolicemanTwo photographs of the Comrie family at Brown Hill. .1) Angus Comrie and sons Murray, Jack, (Angus), Angus, Keith, Thomas, Roy (in front). The Methodist Sunday School Hall, Thompson Street is in the background. .2) Jack, Angus, Thomas, Keith, Murray, Roy in front. Seated: Angus (Snr) and Mary-ellen Comrie at 284 Humffray Street North. comrie, angus comrie, brown hill methodist sunday school hall, 284 humffray street, police, mary-ellen comrie -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Hot water bottle, late 19th - early 20th century
This hot water bottle was designed to lay flat in a bed between the sheets. Its purpose was to warm the bed before use. The bottle was filled with hot water then a stopper was placed in the top to seal it, preventing the water from running out. The inscription on the attached label of this hot water bottle gives both the donor's details and the location of the bottle when it was first displayed at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. the "P.M.O." are the initials for the Port Medical Office. The donor's details are also written in pencil on the base of the bottle. In the 16th-century people warmed their beds with the 'bed warmer', which was a long-handled, metal pan filled with hot coals and embers and covered with a lid. The pan was placed between the bedsheets to warm the bed before the person retired to sleep for the night. In the early 19th-century earthenware bed warmers came began to be used for the same purpose. They would be filled with hot water and sealed then often wrapped in fabric. The ceramic material would hold the heat for quite some time, without being too hot for the person in bed to also warm their feet as they went off to sleep. Hot water bottles were later made from glass, copper, brass or tin. Some manufacturers made them into decorative pieces that still had practical use. In 1903 a patent was taken out for the first rubber hot water bottle, invented by Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, a Croatian engineer. This bottle is of historic significance, as an example of personal heating equipment used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Hot water bottle, earthenware, pale colour with brown glaze on top over the shoulder and mouth section and clear glaze on the remainder of the sides. The cylindrical bottle tapers to a slightly narrower base. One side of the bottle, about a sixth of the circumference, is flat. The base of the bottle has a handwritten inscription. An inscription was on the paper label originally attached to the bottle. Inscription hand written on base of bottle "Mrs K. Rob _ / Browns Rd / Offic / 3 _ _ 9" Inscription on paper label " "Mrs K Robinson Browns Rd Officer 3809 - Hot water bottle P.M.O." flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, domestic item, hot water bottle, heating equipment, ceramic bottle, stoneware bottle, potter, earthenware, personal item, bed warmer, foot warmer, flat-sided hot water bottle, household item, stoneware, clay, ceramic -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Photograph - Lake Bolac Hotel 1862, Lake Bolac Hotel 1862
Lake Bolac Hotel constructed in 1862 following the establishment of a 'shanty' on the same site by James Brown in 1856. James Brown originally established a "shanty" in 1856, then built a wooden hotel and then erected the current bluestone hotel in 1862. It is made from locally quarried bluestone. In early years the hotel served the community for church services, as a barber-shop and as a morgue. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Headwear - Brown Raffia Sun Hat, 1950s
In the KHS Minutes of June 1999, it is recorded that Marion Blatchley (a member) had restored the brown bridal hat. This is the only possible candidate. The minutes do not record the date of the hat's origin.The Kew Historical Society’s fashion and design collection is comprised of costumes, hats, shoes and personal accessories. Many of these items were purchased or handmade in Victoria; some locally in Kew. The extensive hat collection comprises items dating from the 1860s to the 1970s. Most of the hats in the collection were created by milliners for women. There are however a number of early and important men’s hats in the collection. The headwear collection is particularly significant in that it includes the work of notable Australian and international milliners.Open weave straw woman’s hat featuring a low domed crown and a wide brim. The dark brown hat has a pale green ribbon surrounding the base of the crown. Unclear handwritten marking: Sylvie Walsh (sic). Wynne Saish (sic)women's clothing -- hats, sun hats, raffia hats -
Brown Hill Progress Association Inc.
Photograph - Black and White, Brown Hill Methodist Church
Some of the earliest regular attendees at Brown Hill Methodist Chapel (tent) were Mr and Mrs J.I. Kelly, Daniel Kelly, Mrs Heywood (formerly Kelly), Mrs Powell, Mr and Mrs Robert Allan, Mr and Mrs Fitzsimons.Copy of a black and white photograph of the Brown Hill Methodist Church, later the Brown Hill Uniting Church. A weatherboard church was built c1857 at a cost of 400 pounds. Itg also served as a school house. The brick church was built in 1969 at the cost of 714 pounds. The architect was Joseph Attwood Doane and the foundation stone was laid by George Smith. brown hill uniting church, brown hill methodist church -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Booklet - 30 cal MG
The .30 caliber Browning Machine gun was the basic machine gun of US forces and became more common in British and Australian armoured when US tanks were adopted.Representative of US training manuals in WW11.Natural coloured covered booklet " War Department Basic FIELD Manual Browning Machine Gun Caliber .30 HB M1919A4 ( mounted in Combat Vehicles ) August 12, 1942."military, world war two, wwii, us, machine gun -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Map - Tulloch & Brown's Map of the Colony of Victoria, Tulloch & Brown, 1856
The map was created by Tulloch and Brown. David Tulloch was one of the earliest engravers and lithographers in the state of Victoria. He arrived in Melbourne from Greenock, Scotland, on 3 January 1849. Following the discovery of gold Tulloch went to the Victorian goldfields in 1851, commissioned to make sketches of the diggers and the diggings for Ham’s Illustrated Australian Magazine. In November 1852 Tulloch set up in business as engraver, draughtsman, copperplate printer and lithographer. Tulloch took a map engraver, James Davie Brown, into partnership in March 1853; the several maps and specimens of commercial engraving they showed at the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition were awarded a bronze medal. That year Tulloch and Brown also received a silver medal at the Victorian Industrial Exhibition. The partnership was dissolved towards the end of 1856.This is a very early map of the Colony of Victoria including Belvoir (now know as Wodonga).A foldable map mounted on linen and with a board cover. It records the Colony of Victoria according to Surveyor's Records revised in 1857. Areas of the map are shaded to highlight different counties.At bottom right hand section of map: Tulloch & Brown's map of the Colony of Victoria : comprising part of New South Wales, the boundaries, counties, also seaport & inland townships, the gold fields with the latest discoveries, roads, tracks, &c. &c. / compiled from drawings in the Survey Office and correctly revised till 1857. Respectfully dedicated by Permission, to the Honorable Captain Andrew Clarke R.E. Surveyor General of Victoria by His Obediant Servants Tulloch & Brown, Engravers & Publishers, Melbourne". At bottom right below border : Published as the Act directs by the Proprietors, Melbourne, 1st Feb. 1856. tulloch and brown maps, rare maps victoria, victorian cartography -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Page Turner, Unknown
Page turners were used in churches and synagogues to read Holy books, to turn pages in huge manuscripts and books (and later newspapers) as well as open double pages without a sharp knife (letter openers). This was from the home of W.J. Sebire in Wandin.A highly polished cream coloured long vintage celluloid page turner used for reading. It has a curved round ended long smooth blade which is paler than the darker short round pointed handle. Both sections have small dark brown fine floral designs on one side. There is a 3mm crack all round near where the handle meets the blade. On one side only are small dark brown floral patterns on the handle and one on the blade.page turners, holy books, celluloid -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Blanket, 1960s
Collector says: "As a general rule I only collected blankets with a label, but there are always exceptions. The colour ways of these 3 are just so gorgeous I had to include them - especially as the brown and blue from the Bass Valley op shop was 1 dollar! The cream one with the mint panel + watermelon stripe is one of my favourite blankets ever despite no label - it looks like the blanket version of the Agnes Martin painting called Gratitude which is exactly how I felt finding this simple, beautiful, well kept blanket.Collector's note: "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from."Double sized, checked blanket, brown, blue and creamNo inscriptionwool, blanket, blanket fever, no label -
Federation University Historical Collection
Certificate, F.W. Niven & Co. Ballarat, Ballarat School of Mines Associate Certificate, 02/06/1903
The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870,. It was the first School of Mines in Australia. The Associateship was held in high regard and recognised throughout the world. Stanley Browning Vial is listed no the Ballarat School of Mines Associateship Roll for 1903. Printed certificate on vellum, with handwritten details. The certificate was made out to Stanley Browning Vial, and signed by President of Council Andrew Anderson and Vice President J.M. Bickett.All names have been crossed out, the seal has been removed and hand written in red is the word 'cancelled'.ballarat school of mines, associateship, vial, anderson, bickett, stanley browning -
Greensborough Historical Society
Domestic object - Bottle, AGM (Australian Glass Manufacturers), Lager bottle, 1926-1962
Brown glass, high shouldered Richmond Brewery lager bottle. Embossed with “Tiger” motif and “Regd Tiger” just below shoulder. Around base: “The Property of Richmond N.S. Brewing Co Pty Ltd”. The base has the AGM mark for post 1934. Bottle would hold 26 fluid ounces. Crown sealed closure of type c1950s. The Richmond Brewing Co existed from 1926 to 1962 when it was sold to Carlton & United Brewery. It used the Nathan System of brewing hence the N.S. in its name. Brown glass, high shouldered Richmond Brewery lager bottle. Embossed with “Tiger” motif and “Regd Tiger” just below shoulder. Around base: “The Property of Richmond N.S. Brewing Co Pty Ltd”. The base has the AGM mark for post 1934.bottles, agm, agm (australian glass manufacturers), richmond brewing co, lager bottles -
The WAMA Project : The National Centre for Environmental Art
Painting, Marianne Wehl (1867 - 1926), Untitled (Hardenbergia violacea - Purple Sarsaparilla Creeper and Ultricularia dichotoma - Fairy's Apron), c1887 to 1924
The artist: Marianne Louise Charlotte Amalie Wehl (19 Sept. 1867, Mt Gambier; 26 Oct. 1926, Melbourne), a flower painter who was active in South Australia and Victoria, and not to be confused with Marie Magdalene Wehl. Connection with Baron von Mueller: Von Mueller’s younger sister, Clara married Doctor Eduard Wehl and they lived in South Australia. They had 14 children, 6 of whom collected and painted botanical studies – some now in the National Herbarium, Melbourne. A cousin of Doctor Wehl – Carl Wehl – married Sophia Caroline (née Gorte) and one of their daughters was Marianne Wehl. It is recorded that von Mueller visited the Wehls and D’Altons in Halls Gap (Henrietta D'Alton was also a painter of wildflowers), so it is hard to believe that there is no influence at least. Von Mueller had over 1,400 collectors/artists working for him and 225 of them were women and children. Their work is housed in the National Herbarium, Melbourne. The donor believes that Marianne contributed to this work. There is no record of that, however, as only 169 of the artists have been identified, it may be a possibility. Marianne was one of six children of Carl Jakob Wilhelm Wehl (1830–1899) and Sophia Caroline Wehl (née Gorte) (1843–1920). She never married. https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/JABG34P001_Dowe.pdf The plants: All of the plants painted by Marianne Wehl's in this donation were identified by Botanist Neil Marriott & Wendy Marriott, in July 2022. Neil Marriott said that the quality and beauty of these botanical studies made it easy for them to identify all the plants. He suggested they may be some of the first paintings of Grampians wildflowers. This makes the paintings highly important scientifically and botanically. Visitors to WAMA will be able to compare them with today’s plants in the Endemic Garden. Neil marvelled that Marianne found the specimens, as some of them are endemic and found only in the highest parts of the Grampians (Mt Rosea, Mt William and Major Mitchell Plateau) and are listed as rare and endangered. Some of these same rare plants have now been propagated by the WAMA team and in winter 2022 were planted in WAMA's Endemic Garden. Neil says "This one is a composite of Purple Sarsaparilla Creeper Hardenbergia violacea (common and widespread throughout SE Australia), and Fairies Aprons Utricularia dichotoma - reasonably common and widespread in SE Australia." NB In some records she is called Marianna (as the donor calls her) and in others Marianne. Wildflower art, Wildlife art, wildflowers, Marianne Wehl, Marianna Wehl, Flower painter, Botany, works on paper, von Mueller, Baron von Mueller, Henrietta D'Alton, WAMA, Wildlife Art Museum Australia, Wild Art Museum AustraliaGift of Barbara CricksPainting of purple pea flower and pink fan-shaped flower, intertwined & placed asymmetrically to left, trailing to right. On textured brown paper with mottled brown matt.Signed “M.W.” left of stems. Reverse side backed with stained brown paper shield-shape stamped centre top: “J.A. Reynolds. Decorator & Picture Framer, 28 Sturt St., Ballarat”. Hand-written right side (in black felt pen) “McLennan, 106 Bennett Rd. (5)”. wildflowers, flowers