Hand-coloured photograph of G. G. Munro in fancy dress

Hand-coloured photograph of G. G. Munro in fancy dress 1870

MCDONALD, Archibald

Registration number

1087045

Artist/maker

MCDONALD, Archibald

Title

Hand-coloured photograph of G. G. Munro in fancy dress

Production date

1870

Medium

photographic paper, card

Dimensions (H x W x D)

14 x 10 cm (image); 16.5 x 10.9 cm (mount)

Inscriptions

front: A. McDONALD. ST. GEORGE''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''S HALL. verso: "Mr G G Munro/Dressed for the Fancy Dress Ball/given by Mr + Mrs Samuel Amess/on the occasion of the opening of/the new Town Hall/ 11th August 1870

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

G.G. Munro, Samuel Amess, Portraits, Ball, Town Hall, 1870

Summary

Grand fancy dress mayoral balls were an annual event at the Town Hall from its earliest days and considered a focal event for the populace. On this grand occasion in August 1870, the ball celebrated the opening of the new Town Hall. The generous Mayor Samuel Amess paid from his own pocket.