Historical information

James Curnow served as a key official for the Geelong Jubilee Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition in 1887. This exhibition was a major event held to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and to encourage young people in trades and the "fine arts and ornamental works". The illuminated address is authenticated by the signatures of the exhibition's committee members. It is decorated with floral motifs and hand-painted scenes including a sailing ship and the Melbourne Exhibition Building, which was the central hub for these types of colonial celebrations in Melbourne.

Physical description

An illuminated address presented to James Henry Curnow, Esq., by the Committee of the Geelong Jubilee Juvenile and Industrial exhibition, 1887. Hand painted and written on card with committee members signatures, decorated with flowers and with scenes of Melbourne Exhibition building, sailing ship and bordered by a design in blue/grey.

Inscriptions & markings

Markings - H Frank and Co, Geelong.