Painting - Marysville Bush Landscape on gumleaf

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From the Collection of Marysville and District Historical Society 39 Darwin St Marysville Victoria

Description: rectangular,framed gumleaf handpaintedin watercolours,bone coloured background ,brown mount
Size: 39cmslength 32.5 cms width
Object Registration: AP/48
Keywords: river, marysville, scene, painted, gumleaf
Historical information: hand painted in 1908Marysville river scene Very fine brush work
Made By: artist unknown (Water colourist)
Significance: This beautiful art work presented post fire by the Castle family who had treasured it for one hundred and three years
Inscriptions & Markings: Printed on reverse of painting "Only surviving one of a pair of painted gum leaves purchased in Marysville in 1908 for two shillings each.Purchased by 19 year Ellen[Nellie]Castles nee Hudson while on her honeymoon inMarysville with her husband Stanley Castles who was a relative of the famousAustralian soprano Amy Castles[1880-1951]"
Last updated: 3 Mar 2017 at 10:09AM

Butterdish

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

Oblong china, cream plate, with scalloped gold edges. Tondo of coloured forest scene and river

Inscriptions & Markings

Printed under tondo image "TAGGERTY RIVER. MARYSVILLE, VIC" Printed on base "Sunshine / Regd 561073 / Regd SOL 391413 / J.&G. MEAKIN / ENGLAND"

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soup bowl

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

soup bowl white, circular, vitrified china

Historical information

Soup bowl was used at Marylands Guesthouse Marysville, Vic. Australia.

Inscriptions & Markings

Printed on side wall of bowl "Marylands / MARYSVILLE" On bottom reads- "Super Vitrified China cr England Loftusmoran John Dynon 9-76"

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Framed Photograph - Fairy Scene, Black Spur, Australia

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

Framed tinted photograph. Brown wooden frame with cream mount board around photograph. The image is a sepia photograph that has been tinted. The image depicts a man standing under one of the largest ferns making him appear very small. The photograph is titled underneath and signatures as well.

Historical information

This is an original photograph produced by Nicholas Caire. Fairy Scene was his most popular and recognised images. Caire and Lindt often collaborated when taking photographs in the Marysville region and were based out of the Hermitage. Caire, Lindt and Nettleton were the official photographers for the 1880 International Exhibition held in the Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne.

Significance

Original signed work. Quite significant.

Inscriptions & Markings

"Phillip-Stephan Phto-Litho & Typographic Process Sydney" bottom left corner, Nicholas Caire signature and date 1885 bottom right

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Trophy

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

Silver sporting football club trophy. Inscribed at front,"Marysville Football Club. Best Clubman 1966. Frank Braybon. A. Footit Trophy." Sweeping handles either side. Wire cover. Dark bakelite base.

Inscriptions & Markings

On the front, "Marysville Football Club. Best Clubman 1966 Frank Braybon. A. Footit Trophy." Inside bakelite base. "B-8."

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Medal

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

Sterling Silver British Empire Medal on red and silver ribbon. Shaped like a cross with a crown attatched to the ribbon. There is an inscription on the front and the back of the medal.

Historical information

Sister Elsie Bolam was a Nursing Sister for the community of Marysville in the 1950's she was presented with the British Empire Medal in 1960. The Medal was displayed at the Marysville Primary School after her death.In 2007 the medal was donated to The Marysville Historical Society where it was on display until the Marysville 2009 Fire and was found burnt and damaged. It was restored By Mr. Brdley Finn Jeweller, and David Presgrave, Medal Historian, free of charge in 2009.

Inscriptions & Markings

The inscription on the front of the medal is For God and the Empire.With an engraving of King George and Queen Mary on the front of the medal and and GRI engraved on the back of the Medal.

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Bowl

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

Round, black china, posie bowl with four decorative white snowflakes on ridge at 3pm 6pm 9pm and 12 o clock (bowl looks like a mexican hat upside down)

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Plate

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

Large serving ceramic platter,colour floblue floral pattern on white,gilt edged dark blue parallel border.

Inscriptions & Markings

Royal semi-porcelain Wedgwood Co Ld England Montrose

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book - Fronds from the Black Spur

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

Book of poetry written by Marion Miller Knowles The cover is dark green embossed with gold maidenhair fern fronds.

Historical information

Author Marion Miller Knowles who came from Narbethong Vic. this book of poetry contains verses which relate to marysville and district.

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Cup

Marysville and District Historical Society, Marysville

White procelain teacup with gold trim along rim and on outer most edge of handle. Rim and handle are corrugated. The front has a detailed rounded painting of a fern forest, covering one third of the circumference and most of the height of the cup, with an inscription below the painting. There is a large maker's mark underneath the base, A circle within a circle and a banner below the outder circle.

Inscriptions & Markings

Underneath the painting is "THE VALLEY BEAUTIFUL, TALBOT DRIVE, MARYSVILLE, VIC.". On the base is "GUARANTEED/ENGLISH BONE CHINA"

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