Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

William Moffitt

Artist: b'Moffitt, William.' | Title: b'Trade card: W. Moffitt. Sydney. Bookbinder, stationer, engraver and copper plate printer.' | Date: c.1833 | Technique: b'engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate'
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Name

William Moffitt

Other names

M.,W.

Culture

Australian | English

Gender

Male

Birth date

1802

Birth place

Liverpool, England View on map Close map

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Death date

5 June 1873

Death Place

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Movements

Australia from July 1827

Occupations

Art material supplier | Bookbinder | Bookseller | Convict | Engraver | Printer | Stationer

Summary

Worked: Australia (NSW)

NGA IRN

25405

Context

Australia

Addresses

  • 1830.
    8 King-street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookbinder, stationer, engraver and copper plate printer. [trade card].
  • 1832.
    King-street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookbinder and Stationer. [NSWCD 1832]
  • 1833.
    8 East King-street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookseller and Binder. [NSWCD 1833].
  • 1833 August.
    23 Pitt-street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • 1834, 1835.
    23 Pitt-street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookseller and Binder. [AASD 1834, NSWCD 1835, AAGD 1835].
  • 1837, 1839.
    Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookseller and Binder. [NSWCD 1837, NSWPPD 1839].
  • 1844/45.
    299 Pitt street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Stationer and bookseller. [Low 1844/45].
  • 1858/59.
    227 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Booksellers and Stationers. [SKSD].
  • 1861.
    227 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookbinders. [SKSD].
  • 1863, 1865, 1866, 1868, 1869, 1870.
    227 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Bookbinders. [SSD].
  • 1863, 1865, 1866, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1873.
    227 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [SSD].

Biography

William Moffitt sold the business to Thomas Yeo in 1874 and in 1886 it was purchased by W.C. Penfold..

Last Updated

17 Mar 2024