Post office Melbourne.
Title
Date made
1853
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
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