Beschreibung:

A COLLECTION OF FORTY-TWO DESIGNS Mainly of jewellery, drawn in pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on card and paper The designs comprising: - one of a cradle - one of a finial in the form of a merino ram - two of strap bangles with a horse shoe motif (for a very similar designed bangle see The Collection of the Geelong Art Gallery Inc) - two of hair on stick pins - one of a gem set star pendant brooch - one of a gem set clover brooch - three of a three stone bar brooch - three of medallions, each with a crest and motto within a belt - two of a fire brigade medal, one with a bar with lettering 'GEELONG' - four of medallions with floral borders, one with lettering for a 'flower show' - a number for various fobs and medallions, a number in the form of Maltese crosses and shields for various sports medals including cricket and bowling - one with lettering 'Hanow Cricket Club Presented to For Highest Bowling Average. Season 1888-89' - The certificate to naturalize: "Edward Fischer of Geelong ... a Native of Vienna Austria thirty years of age... having arrived by the ship 'Emigrant' dated Fifteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight" An Extract of Birth-Entry for "Harry Casper, son of Edward Francis Gunther Fischer and Sarah nee Howell, born at Geelong, 5th May 1873" - 1880 Geelong Industrial and Invenile Exhibition Gold Medal Certificate - A collection of carte de vista images of various items manufactured by Edward Fischer comprising: - The 1876 Geelong Gold Cup - The 1878 Geelong Gold Cup - The 1883 Geelong Gold Cup - A silver coursing cup and cover - Two of a claret jug, both inscribed in ink - the design is possibly that of the 1882 Geelong Gold Cup. A similar jug was probably used for the 1877 Geelong Gold Cup and the 1877 Elwick Cup (Cf. Hawkins ....... plate 259) - An apprenticeship indenture Between Edward Fischer and Burmeister Brothers and Harry C. Fischer, 7th April 1891 - Five carte de vista images One of Edward Fischer's workshop at the corner of Ryrie and Bellarine Streets, an earlier workshop, probably Kirk's Place, Harry Caspar Fischer's house, Edward and Sarah Fischer at a function, a large group in a park, and three of Sarah Howell (nee Fischer) Bibliography Christie's Australia, Decorative Arts , Melbourne 25 and 26 June 1991 Kurt Albrecht, Nineteenth Century Australian Gold and Silversmiths , Melbourne 1969 J.B. Hawkins, Nineteenth Century Australian Silver , Suffolk 1990