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Photograph - French Fountain, Eastern Forecourt, Exhibition Building, 1880-1881
Reg. No: MM 107904
- Summary:
- View of the original French Fountain in the eastern forecourt of the Exhibition Buildings, Carlton Gardens, between 1 October 1880 and 30 April 1881. Although it is unclear when the fountain was removed, photographs showing the eastern forecourt in the early twentieth century already reveal that the fountain had been replaced by the current design, manufactured by Antoine Durenne.
This is one of seventy-six photographs in a photograph album. Twenty-six photographs are of the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. The photographs provide us with important visual evidence about the gardens around the Exhibition Building, and interior exhibits, including detailed images of the British Art Court, the ceramic and pottery exhibits in the Main Hall, and the appearance of the Avenue of Nations. The photographs are taken from glass plates and retain an excellent level of clarity and detail.
The album also contains a number of photographs in the 'Frith's Series', taken by British photographer Francis Frith, or members of his staff, of Gibraltar, and villages and towns in Britain. - Description:
- Albumen photograph mounted on buff-coloured card in red, cloth-covered, photograph album with decorative gold tooled border and gold tooled lettering in centre of front cover.
- Description Of Content:
- International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1880. Exterior view of the Exhibition Building from Rathdowne Street, with fountain and garden bed.
- Acknowledgement:
- Source: Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 135 mm (Height), 180 mm (Width) |
| Dimension Comment: | Dimensions of photograph only |
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| Tagged with: | civic mementoes, art, exhibitions, exhibitions melbourne international 1880-1881, gardens, buildings, art exhibitions, keepsakes, royal exhibition building, public ceremonies, photography, exterior views |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection |
| Primary Classification: | PUBLIC EVENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Melbourne International Exhibition 1880 |
| Tertiary Classification: | photograph albums |
| Inscriptions: | Written inside the front cover of album: 'W.W.Scott/ c/o Horticultural Press/ 78A Victoria Street/ Melbourne C1/ Box 1944/ Phone F2656/ [illegible]; Sold by G.W.Harris, Donolly Victoria.' |
| Format: | Photograph: Monochrome |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
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