THE COLONIAL PERIOD
Soup plate with Hanbury Clements crest,
Canton, China, c.1820,
porcelain, coloured glazes, gilt,
25.3 cm.
Provenance: Lieutenant Hanbury Clements (1793鈥 1847).
Purchased 2004. 2004.3 Deaccessioned 2025
After a painting by W T Lyttleton, c.1786鈥1839, in Australia 1809鈥1814, 1825鈥1836,
Panshanger, Tasmania / The seat of Joseph Archer Esquire,
England, 1835,
coloured inks on paper,
47 x 66 cm printed image.
Provenance: Herbert H Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC, FRS, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1908鈥1916).
Purchased 1981. 1981.16 Deaccessioned 2025.
Alpha Factory, active 1845鈥1851,
Sir John and Lady Franklin, Staffordshire, England, c.1845鈥1847,
earthenware,
27.5 x 12.5 x 6.5 cm, 27 x 12 x 9 cm.
Provenance: the collection of Ronald and Roisin Shockledge.
Purchased 1993. 1993.5.1鈥2
Portrait of a colonial surveyor and his family
Australia, c.1845,
oil on canvas
103 x 83.7 cm
Possibly a portrait of Melbourne surveyor Robert Dixon and his family.
Purchased with funds donated by Waltons Ltd., New South Wales, 1979. 1979.16
J G N Gibbes,
Australia or England, c.1805鈥1806,
oil on canvas,
57 x 47.5 cm.
Gift of Dr J M Ross, 1986. 1987.1
Theresa Walker, England/Australia, 1807鈥1876,
Portrait medallion, Queen Victoria, South Australia, c.1840,
wax, 8.5 cm.
Purchased 1995. 1995.1
One of a pair of punch bowls,
probably Canton, China, c.1829,
porcelain, handpainted and gilded,
14 x 33 cm, 13 x 29 cm.
Provenance: John and Martha Hosking, then by descent. John Hosking (1806鈥1882) was the first elected Mayor of Sydney, December 1842.
Purchased 2003. 2003.2.2
Coalport Porcelain Works, established 1795,
Dinner plate with Macarthur crest and motto,
England, c.1838,
porcelain, handpainted, gilded and transfer printed,
25.5 cm.
Donated by Mr Quentin Macarthur-Stanham under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1978.
1978.25
James McCabe, England, c.1748鈥1811,
Regulator longcase clock,
Royal Exchange, London, England, c.1810,
mahogany veneer on pine, metal, glass,
199 x 47.5 x 23 cm.
Provenance: Major General William Stewart, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales 1825.
Donated by Mrs Jamieson in memory of Stewart Jamieson under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1978. 1978.11
Francis Abbott, England/Australia, 1799鈥1883, arrived 1845,
Fusee skeleton timepiece,
Manchester, England, c.1835,
brass, steel, rosewood, enamel, glass,
23 x 13 x 9 cm.
Purchased with funds donated anonymously, 1987. 1987.2
Candlesticks (4) engraved with the Bourke crest,
[England], c.1800,
Sheffield plate,
30.5 x 15 cm.
Provenance: believed to have been used by Sir Richard Bourke when Governor of New South Wales (1831鈥1837).
Purchased 1986. 1986.2.1鈥4
James Oatley, England/Australia, 1770鈥1839, arrived 1815,
Longcase clock,
Sydney, New South Wales, 1827,
red cedar, pine,
250 x 58.5 x 29 cm.
Purchased 1987. 1987.10
Secretaire bookcase,
Western Australia, c.1860,
jarrah, red cedar, glass,
230.5 x 141.5 x 63.5 cm.
Provenance: made for Henry Sutton of Mandurah, Western Australia.
Purchased with funds raised by 黑料社 Committee in Western Australia, 1982. 1982.20
Hall chair,
Tasmania, c.1820,
red cedar,
89 x 37 x 50 cm.
Donated by Toni and Peter Bessant under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1978. 1978.26. Deaccessioned 2025
Sofa
Tasmania, c.1835
red cedar, replacement horsehair upholstery,
88.5 x 227 x 61 cm.
Purchased 1985. 1985.8
William Hamilton, Ireland/Australia, c.1796鈥1885, arrived 1832 (attributed),
Hall chairs (3 of 4), carved with crest of Thomas Daniel Chapman, Tasmania, c.1845,
blackwood,
89 x 41 x 42.5 cm.
Provenance: commissioned by Thomas Daniel Chapman, Premier of Tasmania (1861鈥1863) and Colonial Treasurer, for his property 鈥淪unnyside鈥, New Town, Tasmania.
Purchased 2005. 2005.2.1鈥3
Joseph Sly, England/Australia, 1803鈥 1887, arrived 1834,
Pair of bookcases, Sydney, New South Wales, c.1845,
red cedar, glass,
each 122.5 x 294.5 x 47 cm.
Purchased 1979. 1979.15.1鈥2
Andrew Lenehan, Ireland/Australia, c.1815鈥1886, arrived 1835,
Card table,
Sydney, New South Wales, c.1848鈥1851,
red cedar, 74 x 90.4 x 45.5 cm.
Purchased 2003. 2003.1
Campaign sideboard,
India, c.1840,
red cedar, ebony, brass,
104 x 189 x 53.5 cm.
Purchased with funds donated by James Fairfax Esq. and
James Fairfax Ltd., 1979. 1979.14
Side table,
New South Wales, c.1820,
red cedar, brass,
77 x 100 x 45 cm.
Purchased 1982.1982.14
Wardrobe,
Tasmania or New South Wales, c.1815鈥1820,
red cedar, celery-top pine, brass,
224 x 245 x 55 cm.
Purchased 1978. 1978.27
G R on board the James Pattison en route to Sydney,
Powder horn,
England or Australia, c.1840
carved and engraved cowhorn, pigment,
24.5 x 6.5 cm.
Purchased 2000. 2000.1