Historical information

Around 1886 there were exhibitions held to encourage young people to compete in 'works of industry and usefulness', to impress the dignity and honour of labour , to nurture those in the trades, to show handiwork, to share ideas and to develop the idea of 'useful employment' in leisure hours and to create a 'taste for the fine arts and ornamental works, so as to make the home attractive. (Official Record, Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, Ballarat, 1890). Information gathered from Museums Victoria Collections.

Physical description

A large wooden lid from a crate with a paper slip attached in the middle. The paper slip reads ' RETURNED EXHIBITS from the Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition'. The rest of the writing is illegible.