Title

Colophon: The catalogue of the Melbourne Public Library for 1861.

Physical description

not titled [signed].

Source

The catalogue of the Melbourne Public Library for 1861. Melbourne: Melbourne Public Library, 1861

Page or Plate number

facing title page

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 14472

Date made

1861

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

7.2 x 5.0 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thin off-white wove paper

Support size

25.6 x 17.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed printed cnetre within image in black ink 'DESIGNS / BY / EDWARDS LA TROBE BATEMAN / ENGRAVED BY / SAMUEL CALVERT / PRINTED BY / CLARSON SHALLARD & CO / BOURKE STREET / MELBOURNE / 1861'. Not dated. Not titled.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

151832

Accession number

90.1301.2

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1990/91 (1990-09-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Hordern House, Sydney, 1990.

Credit line

Purchased 1990

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Creators

Clarson, Shallard & Co. | (1859–1866) Australian | Organisation | printer

Bateman, Edward La Trobe | (1815–1897) Australian | English | Male | print after

Calvert, Samuel. | (1828–1913) Australian | English | Male | engraver