Primary Artist

S.T. Gill (1818–1880)

Title

Coffee tent and sly grog shop. Diggers breakfast 1852.

Source

The diggers and diggings of Victoria as they were in 1852. Melbourne: James J. Blundell & Co., 1855-56.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1854

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left diagonally, 'S.T.G/54' Printed lower right, 'Coffee Tent or Sly Grog Shop. / 1852 / Diggers Breakfast-'.

Matrix size

13.0 x 19.2 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Gold rush to industry, 1851-1901

Subject description

Humorous scene of diggers having breakfast and drinking at a "coffee tent" selling illegal alcohol. A digger is passed out on the ground in front.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

42337

Creators

Gill, S.T. | (1818–1880) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025