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Search results for "Swans"

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2005/256/1 Archive of the New South Wales Legislative Council's special tribute to the Sydney Swans, accumulated by Dr. Meredith Burgmann, President of the Legislative Council, metal / plastic / paper, various makers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2

Vase with dancing girls and swans design

A2778-131 Vase, dancing girl and swans design, earthenware, hand painted by John P Hewitt for Doulton & Co, Burslem, England, 1885-1891

91/1234 Milk jug cover, swan motif, filet crocheted cotton, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

Glass plate negative of Grace Bros Ball at Palais Royal Moore Park

94/63/1-99/6 Glass negative, half plate, Grace Bros Ball at Palais Royal Moore Park, Tom Lennon, Sydney, Australia, 1933

2002/78/19 Spoon, Western Australia souvenir, sterling silver / gilt / enamel, made by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950 - 1960

86/580 Belt, womens, leather / brass, maker unknown, St Tropez, France, worn by Wiska Listwan, Australia, c. 1970

A6557 Bar brooch, 'goldfields', gold / gold nuggets, with box and original receipt of purchase, Joseph Masel & Son, Fremantle, Western Australia, c. 1898

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

A7504 Sampler, 'Carcoar Court House', linen/ silk embroidery, wood/ glass frame, Mary Ann Gorringe, Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia, 1851

A2778-214 Jardiniere, swans on lily pond, earthenware, made by Royal Doulton, Burslem, England, 1902-1927

P3197 Design, 'Detail of Public Park fountain (Hippocampus and waratah fountain, detail...)', from unpublished book, 'Australian Decorative Arts', watercolour over pencil, made by Lucien Henry, Australia / France, 1889-1891

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

90/329 Vase, 'Venus in her Chariot / Cupid Watering Swans', jasperware (stoneware), Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, England, 1784-1790

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2000/66/31 Performance costume, short-sleeved dress, swans down/ fabric/ metal, used by Annette Kellerman, maker unknown, USA/ England, 1920-1940

2001/84/134 Performance costume, titled "Lifesavers", fabric, designed by Jennifer Irwin and Michael Wilkinson, made by the Ceremonies Costume Workshop, used in Closing Ceremony of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

2005/90/14 Beanie, football, acrylic, worn by Beatrice Bush, White Bay, New South Wales, Australia, maker unknown, [China / Taiwan], [1980-1990]

H6024 Stole, beige silk, with pikle floral patterning, with sleeves, sleeve and neck edges trimmed with bands of black swans' down c. 1920 (OF). Black & white chiffon velvet evening coat, short sleeves, feather trim around neck - cord tie at front.

D246 Model apple, 'Swans Egg' , Catalogue No 153, wax, made by the Technological Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, for the Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1888. (RECORDED AS DESTROYED]

2853 Comport, stoneware, modelled by Mary Ann Thompson, Doulton & Co., Lambeth, London, England, 1879

Handkerchief with point de fee (Binche) bobbin lace border

2007/198/1 Handkerchief, point de fe� bobbin lace (Binche), probably linen, maker unknown, Brussels, Belgium, 1910-1930

2002/58/5 Toy farm poultry (67), painted lead, William Britain Ltd, England, 1930 - 1939

87/58 Electromassage machine and card index file, 'Ediswan E' metal / glass, Ediswan, Britain, c.1935

14288 Porringer, electrotype reproduction, silvered copper, Elkington & Co., England, c.1886

Costume worn by Kylie Minogue in the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

2001/84/132 Performance costume, 'Kylie Sundress', fabric / rubber / plastic, designed by Michael Wilkinson, made by the Ceremonies Costume Workshop, used in Closing Ceremony of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000

85/2604 Toys, human figures, animals, & trees (124), metal, W. Britain, England, 1920-1980

A9134 Toy farm animals, accessories, horsedrawn machinery, lead, W. Britain, London, England, 1921-1961 and farm buildings, timber, [Australia] purchased from Walther & Stevenson, Sydney, NSW

91/478 Toy farm animals and figures, lead, W. Britian, London, England, 1921-1961

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A2778-40 Cup and saucer, cylindrical cup shape, blue chrysanthemums, painted by Percy Curnock, made by Doulton & Co, Burslem, England, 1891-1902

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86/580 Belt, womens, leather / brass, maker unknown, St Tropez, France, worn by Wiska Listwan, Australia, c. 1970

A6557 Bar brooch, 'goldfields', gold / gold nuggets, with box and original receipt of purchase, Joseph Masel & Son, Fremantle, Western Australia, c. 1898

94/63/1-99/6 Glass negative, half plate, Grace Bros Ball at Palais Royal Moore Park, Tom Lennon, Sydney, Australia, 1933

91/1234 Milk jug cover, swan motif, filet crocheted cotton, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940

2002/78/19 Spoon, Western Australia souvenir, sterling silver / gilt / enamel, made by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950 - 1960

A7504 Sampler, 'Carcoar Court House', linen/ silk embroidery, wood/ glass frame, Mary Ann Gorringe, Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia, 1851

A2778-131 Vase, dancing girl and swans design, earthenware, hand painted by John P Hewitt for Doulton & Co, Burslem, England, 1885-1891

Full text matches. Showing 25 objects

A2778-131 Vase, dancing girl and swans design, earthenware, hand painted by John P Hewitt for Doulton & Co, Burslem, England, 1885-1891

91/1234 Milk jug cover, swan motif, filet crocheted cotton, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

94/63/1-99/6 Glass negative, half plate, Grace Bros Ball at Palais Royal Moore Park, Tom Lennon, Sydney, Australia, 1933

2002/78/19 Spoon, Western Australia souvenir, sterling silver / gilt / enamel, made by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950 - 1960

86/580 Belt, womens, leather / brass, maker unknown, St Tropez, France, worn by Wiska Listwan, Australia, c. 1970

A6557 Bar brooch, 'goldfields', gold / gold nuggets, with box and original receipt of purchase, Joseph Masel & Son, Fremantle, Western Australia, c. 1898

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

A7504 Sampler, 'Carcoar Court House', linen/ silk embroidery, wood/ glass frame, Mary Ann Gorringe, Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia, 1851

A2778-214 Jardiniere, swans on lily pond, earthenware, made by Royal Doulton, Burslem, England, 1902-1927

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

90/329 Vase, 'Venus in her Chariot / Cupid Watering Swans', jasperware (stoneware), Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, England, 1784-1790

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2000/66/31 Performance costume, short-sleeved dress, swans down/ fabric/ metal, used by Annette Kellerman, maker unknown, USA/ England, 1920-1940

2005/90/14 Beanie, football, acrylic, worn by Beatrice Bush, White Bay, New South Wales, Australia, maker unknown, [China / Taiwan], [1980-1990]

2853 Comport, stoneware, modelled by Mary Ann Thompson, Doulton & Co., Lambeth, London, England, 1879

2007/198/1 Handkerchief, point de fe� bobbin lace (Binche), probably linen, maker unknown, Brussels, Belgium, 1910-1930

2002/58/5 Toy farm poultry (67), painted lead, William Britain Ltd, England, 1930 - 1939

87/58 Electromassage machine and card index file, 'Ediswan E' metal / glass, Ediswan, Britain, c.1935

14288 Porringer, electrotype reproduction, silvered copper, Elkington & Co., England, c.1886

85/2604 Toys, human figures, animals, & trees (124), metal, W. Britain, England, 1920-1980

A9134 Toy farm animals, accessories, horsedrawn machinery, lead, W. Britain, London, England, 1921-1961 and farm buildings, timber, [Australia] purchased from Walther & Stevenson, Sydney, NSW

91/478 Toy farm animals and figures, lead, W. Britian, London, England, 1921-1961

Tagged objects. Showing 1 object

A2778-40 Cup and saucer, cylindrical cup shape, blue chrysanthemums, painted by Percy Curnock, made by Doulton & Co, Burslem, England, 1891-1902

Subject field matches: Showing 8 objects

86/580 Belt, womens, leather / brass, maker unknown, St Tropez, France, worn by Wiska Listwan, Australia, c. 1970

A6557 Bar brooch, 'goldfields', gold / gold nuggets, with box and original receipt of purchase, Joseph Masel & Son, Fremantle, Western Australia, c. 1898

94/63/1-99/6 Glass negative, half plate, Grace Bros Ball at Palais Royal Moore Park, Tom Lennon, Sydney, Australia, 1933

91/1234 Milk jug cover, swan motif, filet crocheted cotton, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940

2002/78/19 Spoon, Western Australia souvenir, sterling silver / gilt / enamel, made by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950 - 1960

A7504 Sampler, 'Carcoar Court House', linen/ silk embroidery, wood/ glass frame, Mary Ann Gorringe, Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia, 1851

A2778-131 Vase, dancing girl and swans design, earthenware, hand painted by John P Hewitt for Doulton & Co, Burslem, England, 1885-1891

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