This object is part of the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) collection which was donated to the Powerhouse Museum in 1981. The Society was formed in 1901 and is the oldest historical society in Australia. As a result many of the objects they collected are of great significance to Australia and to New South Wales. Some are associated with people and families like the MarsdenÂ?s, Henry Park, Mawson, and John Verge. Others like the convict handcuffs and the Ben Hall Â?Wanted PosterÂ? are significant relics from AustraliaÂ?s past. The importance of the entire collection and the way in which it was acquired adds to the significance of this object.

Consists of a small colour portrait miniature framed in a rectangular, portrait-format dark wooden frame with an oval glass window. The oval window has an concave oval lip surrounding the rim of the glass. There is a circular metal hook on the reverse side of the frame for hanging the miniature. The miniature is made from gouache on ivory and depicts a middle-aged man in a dark, high-collared jacket. The portrait is most likely of Dr. John Harris, a surgeon in the NSW Corps in Australia during the nineteenth century.

Made: 1825 - 1835

Owned: Australia

Used: Harris, John;

A7786

1825 - 1835

86 mm

67 mm

15 mm