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Name/TitleCremorne Gardens, Richmond, c. 1853

About this objectColoured drawing of a view from unpaved crossroads down to water and open green land with a long low building on the opposite edge. A man and a couple with a dog can be seen walking in the road in the foreground, and more people walking, on horseback or in carriages, in the mid-ground.

The lithograph photographed for this slide is part of a series entitled 'Sketches in Victoria' published by J. J. Blundell and advertised in May 1855.

Colonel Joseph's Anderson's property Fairlie, built on land purchased in 1846, was on the south side of the Yarra bounded by Punt Road, Clowes Street and Anderson Street.

One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.

MakerGill, Samuel Thomas, 1818-1880

Maker RoleArtist

MakerCampbell & Fergusson

Maker RoleLithographer

MakerGunn's Slides (Firm)

Maker RoleSlide Maker

Inscription and MarksMount: RICHMOND - CREMORNE / GARDENS 1853
Base of slide:
CAMPBELL & FERGUSSON Lith - James J Blundell & Co - Cremorne Gardens from nr the residence of Col. Anderson 1853

Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm

Period1850-1860

Object TypeGlass slide

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsCremorne Gardens (Richmond, Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsGill, Samuel Thomas, 1818-1880

Subject and Association KeywordsAnderson, Joseph, 1790-1877.

Subject and Association KeywordsYarra River (Vic.)

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-EM-13

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