Entree card, dance card and invitation to a ball at Town Hall, given by Lord Mayor Charles Smith 1884
Maker unknown
Registration number
1091284
Artist/maker
Maker unknown
Title
Entree card, dance card and invitation to a ball at Town Hall, given by Lord Mayor Charles Smith
Production date
1884
Medium
paper, cardboard, ribbon
Dimensions (H x W x D)
7.7 x 11.4 cm (entree card); 10.5 x 14.3 cm (dance card); 12.3 x 18.2 cm (invitation)
Inscriptions
Entree card: Entree Card. Not transferable./VIRES ACQUIRIT EUNDO/BALL/GIVEN BY THE/Right Worshipful the Mayor of Melbourne and Miss Smith,/AT THE TOWN HALL,/On Tuesday, 5th August, 1884./DANCING TO COMMENCE AT NINE O''''''''CLOCK./Admit Mrs. J. B. Were/No. 152 This Card is to be given at the Outer Door of the Town Hall.
Dance card: Dances./[dance listing]/Engagements./RENDEZVOUS/[hand written names, mostly illegible]/[song listing]
Invitation: The Mayor of Melbourne and Miss Smith/request the pleasure of/............../Company on Tuesday 5th August 1884 at 9 o''''''''Clock/at a Ball at the Town Hall./The favor of an immediate answer is requested addressed to the Town Clerk/Town Hall on receipt of which Entree Cards will be sent. [handwritten notes appear on invitation, mostly illegible]
Credit line
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
Keywords
Melbourne, Entree card, Dance card, Invitation, Ball, Charles Smith, Town Hall