b"51349BARBARETTA BEAUMONT two early Australian needle work samplers titled:I.) German Gully, Fryers Creek, Dec. 20th 1854, Australia, B.B,II.) Barbaretta Beaumont,18 x 13cm and 19.5 x 17cmIllustrated in 'Colonial Crafts of Victoria: Early Settlement to 1921', page 74, National Gallery of Victoria (2)$1,0001,500350An antique Australian cedar tabernacle with gothic panel doors, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, circa 1850,42cm high, 46cm wide, 27cm deep$400600 351INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION VICTORIA 1866-7:bronze plaque (22cm) designed by Charles Summers& produced by W. Calvert; awarded to J.T. SMITH and held in the original round cedar frame for display.Overall 27cm diameter.The medallion depicts allegorical figures presenting the produce of the colonies. A translation of the lettering around the medal (Latin) is: They all look different, and yet alike - as sisters would - in reference to the colonies here represented by female figures.Inter-colonial and international exhibitions of the late nineteenth century were major forces in shaping Australian349material culture. The colonial exhibitions were usually held in352preparation for international exhibitions which played a majorCHARLES SUMMERS antique wax seal for the Victorian role in drawing world attention to Australias resources. International Exhibition, 1862,J.T. SMITH, MLA, (1816-79) had served as Mayor of11.5cm wideMelbourne for a record seven times between 1851$600800and 1864 and had been instrumental in the planning and preparations for the Exhibition. He was also a commissioner for the 1875 Exhibition. It was during Mr. Smiths Mayoralty that the Eureka uprising occurred, and owing to a rumour that the diggers contemplated holding up the banks, the Mayor organised a force of 300 special constables to defend the financial institutions of the capital. His funeral, in 1879, attracted one of the largest crowds seen in the Colony.$1,0001,500352 351"