Post office Melbourne.

Title

Post office Melbourne.

Date made

1853

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones; black ink and light cream tint stone

Matrix size

21.6 x 34.2 cm (printed image)

Support

thin white paper

Support size

30.8 x 48.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled printed lower centre below image in black ink 'THE POST OFFICE. / MELBOURNE.' Printed, lower left below image in black ink 'E. THOMAS. DEL.' Printed, lower right below image in black ink 'LITHOGRAPHED BY J.B. PHILP'. Printed lower centre below image in black ink 'Published by Huxtable & Co Great Collins St. / 1853'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

150157

Accession number

2006.378

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 2005/2006 (2006-04-27)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 2006.

Credit line

Purchased 2006

Creators

Thomas, Edmund. | (1827–1867) Australian | English | Male | print after

Philp, James Buckingham. | (1830–1897) Australian | English | Male | lithographer

Huxtable & Co. [Melbourne]. | (1853–) Australian | publisher

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013