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Souvenir - Mr. Fitz Gibbon's Tribute, Melbourne, May 1901
Reg. No: HT 12507
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- Summary:
- Silk souvenir printed with welcome to T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, who undertook a tour of Australia in 1901 that coincided with the opening of the first Commonwealth Parliament in Victoria on 9 May.
- Description:
- Silk souvenir printed with purple ink. Edged with a pink fringe.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 16.00 cm (Width), 23.50 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | banners, royal visits, royalty, royal exhibition building, silk fabrics textiles |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING |
| Secondary Classification: | Exhibitions & Trade Shows |
| Tertiary Classification: | souvenirs |
| Inscriptions: | Text: Reprinted from "The Argus," 6th May, 1901./Mr. Fitz Gibbon's Tribute./Welcome to T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess/of Cornwall and York./1./SON of the King - of Old England's Kiing,/So lovingly long in our hearts enshrined/That even yet it is when we sing/"God save him" that it recalls to mind/That prince before he is prince no more,/But our Gracious King and the Emperor. |
| Date Made: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
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