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GUIDE TO THE WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE IN THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM Helen Yoxall 2011

CONTENTS Biographical Note 3 Series List 4 Series Descriptions and Item Lists 5

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

2006/124/1WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION

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William Mark (1868-1956) was an Australian-born silversmith and enameller in the Arts and Crafts style. His work included

ecclesiastical metalwork, jewellery and silverware. Born on 12 June 1868 at Scarsdale, near Ballarat, Victoria, the son of

Robert Mark, William Mark attended state schools at Scarsdale and at Gold Street, Clifton Hill, Melbourne. In the 1880s he

was apprenticed to Melbourne jeweller, gold and silversmith and enameller John R. Rowland. According to the Sands

Directory, Mark was practising in his own workshop at 101 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1891 to1894, but no examples of his

work from this period are known.

Mark left Australia around 1895, spent a short time in South Africa and travelled on to London. Here he worked in the craft

workshop of Nelson Dawson (1859-1941). Dawson and his wife Edith were leaders in the jewellery of the Arts and Crafts

movement and master enamellers.

Mark became a member of Guild of Handicraft in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire in 1902. The Guild, which operated as a

co-operative, was formed in 1888 by architect Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) who was inspired by the ideas of traditional

craftsmanship and social reform advocated by William Morris and John Ruskin and the Arts and Crafts movement.

Originally established in the East End of London, the Guild moved to the rural town of Chipping Campden in 1902. The

Guild's craftsmen specialised in metalwork, including jewellery, enamels, cutlery and tableware. The Guild went into

voluntary liquidation in 1907. Mark and three other members of the Guild's jewellery and silver workshop - George Hart, JK

Baily and GE Horwood - formed the Guild of Handicraft partnership which operated until 1912. Mark then set up his own

workshop and registered his hallmark in 1912. He remained in Chipping Campden until 1920.

Mark's entry in the Who's who in Australia 1933-34 describes him as a "worker in metals, precious stones, enamelled and

inlaid work" and says of his work in England:

" he executed a gold bouquet holder for Queen Mary and many pieces of his work were purchased by Queen Alexandra;

caskets presented to Lord Roberts [sic] Baden-Powell and Royal Personages visiting Eng.; heraldic shield in enamel for the

tomb of an Archbishop of Canterbury, and enamelled coats of arms [for] the Knights' Chapel in Westminster Abbey, altar

vessels and reliquary for R.C. Cathedral, Boston, U.S.A.; examples of his work were purchased for the National Collection at

South Kensington [Victoria and Albert Museum] and for the Art Galleries of Manchester and Liverpool "

Photographs in the archive also indicate he received commissions to make memorial plaques for English churches during the

period 1909 to1920, including ones honouring fallen soldiers of World War 1.

He returned to Melbourne with his family (his wife Eliza Mark née Fincham b.1870, 10 year-old daughter Jessie Hay Mark

and sons Robert Mark, 6 years and James Hay Mark, 5 years) in August 1920, where they lived in the bayside suburb of

Gardenvale at 98 Asling Street. His main work was ecclesiastical metalwork for cathedrals and churches in south-eastern

Australia. Again, from Who's who in Australia 1933-34:

" his work in Aus. includes an exquisite chalice in gold in St. Peter's [Anglican] Church, Eastern Hill, Melb., gold chalice and

"Book of Gold" in Warriors' Memorial Chapel of St. Michael, [Christ Church Anglican Cathedral] Newcastle, altar vessels and

memorials in chapel of St. Peter's Coll., Adelaide, and processional crosses for Armidale[School Chapel], Singleton and Parkes,

N.S.W., and St Paul's Cathedral, Melb.; Exhibitor at Paris, Lond., Ghent, Leipzig, New York and San Francisco exhibitions of

Arts and Crafts; Member Arts and Crafts Socy., Art Workers' Guild Lond., and Arts and Crafts Socy. of Vic "

A photo in the archive also indicates he made a ciborium for St Andrews Anglican Church, Walkerville, South Australia.

An exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, curated by Judith O'Callaghan, "Treasures from Australian Churches",

August- November 1985, featured Mark's work.

Very few examples of Mark�s secular work (jewellery and silverware) survive.

References:

Czernis-Ryl, E., Curator's notes on object file (2006/124/1)

Cavill, K., "William Mark - a distinguished Australian craftsman", Silver Journal of Australia, 1, 2005, pp. 6-7

Cavill, K., and Czernis-Ryl, E. "Australian gold and silver 1901-1950" in Czernis-Ryl, Eva. Brilliant: Australian Gold and

Silver 1851-1950, Powerhouse Publishing, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2011, pp.59-132

O'Callagahan, Judith. "Treasures from Australian Churches", Gallery [National Gallery Society of Victoria], August 1985,

pp.9-10

"William Mark", Who's Who in Australia 1933-34 (8th ed.), Melbourne, Herald Press, 1934

SERIES LISTWILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION

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DateSeries TitleReg. Number

2006/124/1-1 Photographic prints 1902-1920

2006/124/1-2 Letters received 1900-1933

2006/124/1-3 Notes on the art and process of enamelling 1928

2006/124/1-4 Portraits of William Mark 1895-1919

2006/124/1-5 Postcards of Lakenheath, Suffolk c1910

2006/124/1-6 Miscellaneous papers 1887-1920

2006/124/1-7 Samples of enamelling 1920s-1941

SERIES DESCRIPTION

2006/124/1-1WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION

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Registration Number: 2006/124/1-1

Series Title: Photographic prints

Date Range: 1902-1920

Physical Characteristics: 55 black and white photographic prints, with three collotype plate proofs and one

magazine cutting

Description: Photographic prints of his work, collected by William Mark, Australia and England,

1902-1920

55 photographs of William Mark's work - silver and enamel jewellery and church

memorial plaques (largely for World War 1 soldiers) made whilst he lived in

England and later churchware for Australian churches. Also included is a

magazine clipping of an illustration of one of Mark's necklaces and three collotype

plate proofs of photos of jewellery for an unknown publication. Mark's handwritten

descriptions appear on the reverse of many of the photographs.

Arrangement: Arranged by following categories - Jewellery, Memorials and Churchware. Order

imposed by the Archivist

Dimensions: Shelf Length: 0.050 m

Box Number: 1

Series Title: Photographic prints

ITEM LISTWILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION

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Item Number BoxItem Title

12006/124/1-1/1 Photographic print, black & white, pendant of floral design set with gemstones

and a pearl in the centre, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,

Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920

12006/124/1-1/2 Photographic print, black & white, pendant of floral design set with gemstones

and a pearl in the centre, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,


12006/124/1-1/3 Photographic print, black & white, necklace with blister pearls and enamelled

links and pendant featuring a bird, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,


12006/124/1-1/4 Photographic print, black & white, necklace with blister pearls and enamelled

links and pendant featuring a bird, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,


12006/124/1-1/5 Photographic print, black & white, necklace and pendant featuring plique-a-jour

enamel and gemstones, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,


12006/124/1-1/6 Photographic print, black & white, gold chain necklace with enamel and

gemstones, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK,

1902-1920

The chain is of gold, enamels, sapphire, rubies & moonstone. The enamel

elements feature a deer, a bird and floral designs.

12006/124/1-1/7 Photographic print, black & white, mounted on paper sheet, silver and green

zircon necklace, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucesteshire, UK,

1902-1920

12006/124/1-1/8 Photographic print, black & white, silver and green zircon necklace, designed and

made by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucesteshire, UK, 1902-1920

12006/124/1-1/9 Photographic print, black & white, mounted on paper sheet, brooch and ring, made

by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920

Both brooch is in bronze, gold, silver and enamel, set with carbuncle. The ring is

in gold, bronze and enamel, set with carbuncle.

12006/124/1-1/10 Photographic print, black & white, six-link silver bracelet set with cabochons,

made by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1912-1920

The first link is enamelled with four words on each arm of the cross: 'STEEL,

TRUE, BLADE, STRAIGHT'. The words on the third link read: 'THE GREAT

ARTIFICER' and on the fifth link: 'MADE MY MARK'.

12006/124/1-1/11 Photographic print, black & white, two silver pins with geometric designs, made


12006/124/1-1/12 Photographic print, black & white, two silver pins with geometric designs, made


12006/124/1-1/13 Photographic print, black & white, necklace with peacock pendant, designed by

Charles Robert Ashbee and made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,


A silver and gold example of this necklace made about 1901 is in the collection of

the Victoria and Albert Museum (M.23-1965], set with blister pearls, diamond

sparks, garnet and small natural pearls.

12006/124/1-1/14 Magazine clipping, illustration of a necklace and pendant made by William Mark

The pendant features two cupids flanking a square enamel piece, which is inset

with a heart design.

12006/124/1-1/15 Photographic print, black & white, seven items of jewellery made by William

Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1912-1919

The photograph features seven pieces of jewellery: a necklace and pendant with a

heart design, two brooches with a floral design, a hair comb, a belt clasp, a ring

with gemstones, and a belt buckle.


12006/124/1-1/16 Photographic print, black & white, seven items of jewellery made by William

Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1912-1919

The photograph features seven pieces of jewellery: a necklace and pendant with a

heart design, two brooches with a floral design, a hair comb, a belt clasp, a ring

with gemstones, and a belt buckle.

12006/124/1-1/17 Photographic print, black & white, silver and enamel hand mirror, made by

William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920

12006/124/1-1/18 Photographic print, black & white, silver and enamel hand mirror, made by

William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920

12006/124/1-1/19 Photographic print, black & white, group of silver tableware, made by William

Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1910

12006/124/1-1/20 Photographic print, black & white, metal griffin holding a plume of three feathers,

made by William Mark

12006/124/1-1/21 Photographic print, black & white, silver mace for Chipping Campden Sports Club

ladies swimming trophy, made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,

Gloucesteshire, UK, 1902-1920

12006/124/1-1/22 Photographic print, black & white, statue of a kneeling child, 1902-1920

12006/124/1-1/23 Photographic print, black & white, enamel medal of The Melbourne Chamber of

Commerce, [made by William Mark?], The Age newspaper, Melbourne, Victoria

12006/124/1-1/24 Collotype plate proof, 'Neck-chains and other jewellery', Bemrose, Derby, England

Black & white collotype plate proof for an unknown publication - plate XLIX.

12006/124/1-1/25 Collotype plate proof, 'Silver Waist Chains, Gold Pendant, Silver and Brass

Bangles', Bemrose, Derby, England

Black & white collotype plate proof for an unknown publication - plate L

12006/124/1-1/26 Collotype plate proof, 'Finger Rings and Ear Rings', Bemrose, Derby, England

Black & white collotype plate proof for an unknown publication - plate LI.

12006/124/1-1/27 Photographic print, black & white, war memorial designed and made by William

Mark, 1919

The memorial bears the words 'They fought the good fight' and features a woman

holding two children, the rising sun emblem and Australian state emblems.

12006/124/1-1/28 Photographic print, black & white, memorial plaque in memory of Major Brian

Edmund Douglas Warde, designed and made by William Mark, Cooper &

Humphreys photographer, Westminster, UK, 1919

12006/124/1-1/29 Photographic print, black & white, two metal memorial plaques, designed and

made by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1919

The top plaque was dedicated to the following seven men killed in action during

World War 1: John Francis Raikes; Albert Harwood; William John Moss; Ernest

Tubal Morgan; Frank Harvey; Tom Job Lowe; and Malcolm Johnson Williams

Johnson. The bottom plaque is dedicated to George Cadenhead. Both plaques have

a cross design at the top.

12006/124/1-1/30 Photographic print, black & white, two metal memorial plaques, designed and

made by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1919

The top plaque was dedicated to the following seven men killed in action during

World War 1: John Francis Raikes; Albert Harwood; William John Moss; Ernest

Tubal Morgan; Frank Harvey; Tom Job Lowe; and Malcolm Johnson Williams

Johnson. The bottom plaque is dedicated to George Cadenhead. Both plaques have

a cross design at the top.

12006/124/1-1/31 Photographic print, black & white, bronze memorial plaque dedicated to

Lieutenant Thomas Charles Harvey Lucas, designed and made by William Mark,

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1920











12006/124/1-1/35 Photographic print, black & white, bronze tablet in memory of William Harold

Ryder, son of Charles Foster and Anna Ryder, designed and made by William


The plaque shows floral patterns at the edges, with a Royal Flying Corps seal at

the bottom right. The seal inscription reads: 'PER ARDUA AD ASTRA.'











12006/124/1-1/38 Photographic print, black & white, metal memorial plaque dedicated to Anna

Ryder, wife of Charles Foster Ryder of Scarcroft, designed and made by William

Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, c1917

The plaque shows a floral pattern on the edges.

12006/124/1-1/39 Photographic print, black & white, metal memorial plaque dedicated to Dr John

James Cowan, designed and made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,

Gloucestershire, UK, c1918

12006/124/1-1/40 Photographic print, black & white, metal memorial plaque for Thomas Sydney

Ough Dealy and Francis Henry Ough Dealy, designed and made by William Mark,


Sydney Ough Dealy was a Lieutenant in the Australian Flying Corps and was

accidentally killed at Ayr, Scotland, 7 March 1918, aged 21. Frank Ough Dealy

was a Lance Corporal in the 43rd Battalion AIF and was killed in action at

Suzanne-sur-Somme, 26 August 1918, aged 23. They were both "old boys" of

Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, UK where this plaque was erected to accompany a

memorial window.

12006/124/1-1/41 Photographic print, black & white, marble plaque dedicated to Lady Louisa

Egerton, wife of Admiral Francis Egerton, designed and made by William Mark,


12006/124/1-1/42 Photographic print, black & white photograph, metal plaque dedicated to Sarah

Jane Petty, in recognition of her restoration of a church, designed and made by

William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1909

12006/124/1-1/43 Photographic print, black & white photograph, metal memorial plaque dedicated

to Charles Pitt Cholmondeley, designed and made by William Mark, Chipping

Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920

Charles Pitt Cholmondeley emigrated from England to New Zealand with his

cousin, Thomas Cholmondeley, on the 'Charlotte Jane' and settled in Port Levy.

He died at Opawa on 28 May 1891.

12006/124/1-1/44 Photographic print, black & white, coat of arms on Monypenny Memorial tablet,

Farnham Royal Parish Church, Buckinghamshire, designed and made by William

Mark, 1912, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1912

The silver and enamel coat of arms features a dolphin on a shield , atopped by a

figure of Neptune astride another dolphin, with the words 'IMPERAT AEQUOR'.

12006/124/1-1/45 Photographic print, black & white, metal frame decorated with floral designs,

designed and made by William Mark

12006/124/1-1/46 Photographic print, black & white, metal memorial plaque dedicated to Edith

Daisy Blagden, designed and made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,

Gloucestershire, UK, 1920


The plaque has floral patterns on the edges, and a coat of arms at the top. The

inscription on the coat of arms reads 'FAC ET SPERA'. Edith Daisy Hassall

(1878-1918), daughter of Emily and Henry Addison Hassall, married Claude

Martin Blagden (1874-1952) on 28 December 1905. She had been a governess at

the Deanery of Christ Church College, Oxford. She died at Rugby (where Claude

was Rector) on 16 October 1918. A letter from Claude Blagden to William Mark

thanking him for the plaque is at 2006/124/1-2/3.





















12006/124/1-1/49 Photographic print, black & white, bronze memorial tablet for Wilbraham Fredric,

2nd Baron Tollemache, designed and made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,


Wilbraham Frederic Tollemache, 2nd Baron Tollemache (1832-1904) was a British

Conservative Member of Parliament. The tablet was to be set in Helmingham

Church.

12006/124/1-1/50 Photographic print, black & white, detail of the Hamilton crest for the Tollemache

memorial tablet, designed and made by William Mark, Chipping Campden,


Wilbraham Frederic Tollemache, 2nd Baron Tollemache (1832-1904) was a British

Conservative Member of Parliament. The tablet was to be set in Helmingham

Church.

12006/124/1-1/51 Photographic print, black & white photograph, chalice and paten, designed and

made by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucesteshire, UK, c1919

12006/124/1-1/52 Photographic print, black & white, mounted on card, processional cross designed

and made by William Mark for the Armidale School Chapel, Armidale, NSW, The

Oaks Studio photographers, Elsternwick, Victoria, 1920s

12006/124/1-1/53 Photographic print, black & white, mounted on card, gold chalice and paten

designed and made by William Mark for the Warriors' Chapel, Christ Church

Anglican Cathedral in Newcastle NSW, Oak Studio photographers, Elsternwick,

Victoria, 1923-1925

12006/124/1-1/54 Photographic print, black & white, altar piece featuring sunburst, crucifix, two

angels and two human figures, designed and made by William Mark

12006/124/1-1/55 Photographic print, black & white, altarpiece featuring a sunburst, crucifix and

three figures, designed and made by William Mark

12006/124/1-1/56 Photographic print, black & white, a bishop's crozier, designed and made by

William Mark

12006/124/1-1/57 Photographic print, black & white, chalice, paten and ciborium made for Canon

Hughes of St Peter's Anglican Church Eastern Hill, Melbourne, designed and

made by William Mark, photographed by Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria,

1920s

Ernest Selwyn Hughes (1860-1942) was assistant priest at St Peter's from 1894

until 1900, and then vicar until 1926.


12006/124/1-1/58 Photographic print, black & white, ciborium made for St Andrew's Anglican

Church Walkerville, South Australia, designed and made by William Mark,

Melbourne, Victoria, 1920s

12006/124/1-1/59 Photographic print, black & white, display featuring two chalices, two patens and

two ciboria, designed and made by William Mark, Melbourne, Victoria, 19-

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Series Title: Letters received


Physical Characteristics: Handwritten and typed letters, some with envelopes, various sizes

Description: Letters received (9), by William Mark, England, Australia and USA, 1900-1933

Nine letters received by William Mark from Australian politician and later Prime

Minister Alfred Deakin, 1900 (1 letter), English client Lucy I. Casson, 1919-1920, (4

letters], English client Claude Martin Blagden, 1920, (1 letter), Australian client

Joanna Mary Lees, 1929 (2 letters), and the National Geographic Society, 1933 (1

letter).

Arrangement: Chronological. Order imposed by the Archivist


Box Number: 1

Series Title: Letters received


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12006/124/1-2/1 Letter from Alfred Deakin to William Mark, with envelope, London, England, 24

May 1900

The letter was written by Alfred Deakin when he was in London as part of the

delegation overseeing the passage of the Australian Constitution bill in the British

Parliament. Written on the letterhead of the Agent General for Victoria, Victoria

Office, 15 Victoria Street, Westminster, the letter is in response to a letter written

to him by Mark on 18 May. Deakin thanks Mark for his "kind expressions" and

says the delegation has had "a hard struggle", no doubt referring to the

compromise that had to be reached concerning clause 74 of the bill re the High

Court of Australia or Britain's Privy Council as being the final court of appeal.

12006/124/1-2/1/1 Letter from Alfred Deakin to William Mark, London, England, 24 May 1900

The letter was written by Alfred Deakin when he was in London as part of the

delegation overseeing the passage of the Australian Constitution bill in the British

Parliament. It is in response to a letter written to him by Mark on 18 May. It is

written on the letterhead of the Agent General for Victoria, Victoria Office, 15

Victoria Street, Westminster. Deakin thanks Mark for his "kind expressions" and

says the delegation has had "a hard struggle", no doubt referring to the

compromise that had to be reached concerning clause 74 of the bill re the High

Court of Australia or Britain's Privy Council as being the final court of appeal.

12006/124/1-2/1/2 Envelope addressed to 'W. Mark Esq / 19 Mall Road / Hammersmith / W', by Alfred

Deakin, London, 24 May 1900

The front of the envelope bears a post mark 'LONDON / POSTAGE / PAID / 24

MAY 00' and a stamp 'AGENT GENERAL FOR VICTORIA'. The reverse of the

envelope bears a post mark 'HAMMERSMITH / W / MY 24 00'.

12006/124/1-2/2 Letters (4), written by or on behalf of Lucy I. Casson to William Mark, with

envelope, England and Wales, 6 December 1919 - 31 January 1920

12006/124/1-2/2/1 Letter written on behalf of Lucy I. Casson to William Mark, Kensington, London,

England, 6 December 1919

Written by an unknown author on behalf of Lucy I. Casson from 22 Allen House,

Kensington, the letter thanks Mark for the silver plates which "are most lovely,

the work of a real artist" and asks him to proceed with the tankard.

12006/124/1-2/2/2 Letter written on behalf of Lucy I. Casson to William Mark, Porthmadog, Wales,

21 January 1920

Written by an unknown author on behalf of Lucy I. Casson from the house Bron y

garth, Porthmadog, the letter thanks Mark for sending her the shields. He "has

done them most beautifully" though they "should all have been the same size".

12006/124/1-2/2/3 Letter written on behalf of Lucy I. Casson to William Mark, Porthmadog, Wales,

31 January 1920

Written by an unknown author on behalf of Lucy I. Casson from Bron y garth,

Porthmadog, regretting Mr Lowe has not sent a shield back to Mark, sending a

cheque, and thanking Mark for his "beautiful work". There is mention of the

Christ Church Chester shield.

12006/124/1-2/2/4 Letter written by Lucy I. Casson to William Mark, Oxford, England, 10 February

1920

She informs Mark she went to Chester and viewed the Christ Church shield

12006/124/1-2/2/5 Envelope, addressed to 'Mr. Mark / Jeweller and Enameller / High Street /

Campden / Gloucestershire.', 6 December 1919

Postmarked 'PADDINGTON W2 / 6 DEC 19'.

12006/124/1-2/3 Letter from Rev. Claude Martin Blagden to William Mark, Rugby, England, 18

January 1920

Blagden thanks Mark for the memorial tablet for his wife, Edith Daisy Blagden,

which has arrived safely. Photographs of the tablet are at 2006/124/1-1/46:48.


Edith Daisy Blagden (1878-1918), daughter of Emily and Henry Addison Hassall,

married Claude Martin Blagden (1874-1952) on 28 December 1905. She had been

a governess at the Deanery of Christ Church College, Oxford. She died at Rugby

(where Claude was Rector) on 16 October 1918.

12006/124/1-2/4 Postcard, from Richard Lynch-Staunton to William Mark, Chipping Campden,

Gloucestershire, UK, 4 July 1920

The postcard shows a man and dog in a snowy village scene. Lynch-Staunton

wishes the Marks well. (They had recently returned to Australia.) "Look at this

card on Xmas Day - it may help you to feel cool."

12006/124/1-2/5 Letters (2), from Joanna Mary Lees to William Mark, with calling card and

envelope, Melbourne, Victoria, 11 and 29 February 1929

12006/124/1-2/5/1 Letter from Joanna Mary Lees to William Mark, Melbourne, Victoria, 11 February

1929

Thanking him for coming up tonight. "The case is perfect".

Joanna Mary Lees, nee Linnell of Beckenhem, Kent, was the second wife of

Harrington Clare Lees (1870-1929), Anglican archbishop of Melbourne. The letter

is written on Bishopscourt, Melbourne letterhead.

12006/124/1-2/5/2 Letter from Joanna Mary Lees to William Mark, Melbourne, Victoria, 29 February

1929

Thanking him for an item he has made for her. "Your handiwork has been so

perfect, & the precious treasure that you have so beautifully wrought for me is just

exactly as I would wish it to be." She notes that "The brooch is perfect too" and

encloses a cheque for 30 pounds.


Harrington Clare Lees (1870-1929), Anglican archbishop of Melbourne. The letter

is written on Bishopscourt, Melbourne letterhead.

12006/124/1-2/5/3 Visiting card of Mrs Harrington Lees, Bishopscourt, Melbourne, Victoria, February

1929

On reverse is written 'Mr Mark / With my deep gratitude. / Joanna M. Lees. / Feb.

1929.'


Harrington Clare Lees (1870-1929), Anglican archbishop of Melbourne.

12006/124/1-2/5/4 Envelope, addressed to 'W. Mark Esq. / 98, Asling St. / Elsternwick.', Melbourne,

Victoria, 1929

12006/124/1-2/6 Letter from the National Geographic Society to William Mark, with booklet and

envelope, Washington, DC, USA, 27 November 1933

Inviting Mark to become a member.

12006/124/1-2/6/1 Letter from the National Geographic Society to William Mark, Washington, DC,

USA, 27 November 1933

Inviting Mark to become a member.

12006/124/1-2/6/2 Booklet, 'The National Geographic Society', Washington, DC, USA, 1933

12006/124/1-2/6/3 Envelope, addressed to 'Mr William Mark, / 98 Asling St., Garden Vale, / Victoria,

Australia.', 1933

Postmarked 27 November 1933. Stamp has been torn from envelope. On the

reverse is printed The Blue Eagle, the American thunderbird, with the words

'NRA / MEMBER / WE DO OUR PART'. This was proclaimed the symbol of

industrial recovery on 20 July 20 1933 by Hugh Samuel Johnson, the head of the

National Recovery Administration and was used by companies to show their

compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act.

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Series Title: Notes on the art and process of enamelling

Date Range: 1928

Physical Characteristics: A manila folder of handwritten notes in ink on 14 quarto sheets, held together by

two brass split pins

Description: Document, notes on the art and process of enamelling, William Mark, Gardenvale,

Victoria, October 1928

14 page handwritten document on the history and techniques of enamelling.

Signed 'W. Mark / 98 Asling St. / Garden Vale / Oct. '28'. Gardenvale is a bayside

suburb of Melbourne.

Arrangement:


Box Number: 1

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Series Title: Portraits of William Mark


Physical Characteristics: One black & white mounted 'cabinet' photograph, one pencil sketch on mount and

one black & white photograph in a card folder with textured paper overlay.

Description: Portraits (3) of William Mark, South Africa and England, 1895-c1919

Photograph of William Mark when he was briefly in South Africa, 1895, a pencil

portrait of him by Alec Miller (a fellow member of the Guild of Handicraft in

Chipping Campden, UK), 1903 and a photograph of Mark and his wife, Eliza Mark

née Fincham, c1919.



Box Number: 1

Series Title: Portraits of William Mark


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12006/124/1-4/1 Cabinet photograph, portrait of William Mark, photographed by Middlebrook's

Premier Studio, proprietor Frank H. Hancox, Kimberley, South Africa, 1895

12006/124/1-4/2 Sketch, pencil, mounted, portrait of William Mark, by Alec Miller, Chipping

Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1903

12006/124/1-4/3 Photographic print, black & white, portrait of William Mark and his wife Eliza

Mark née Fincham, c 1919

The print is in a card folder, with a textured paper overlay.

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Series Title: Postcards of Lakenheath, Suffolk

Date Range: c1910

Physical Characteristics: Eight printed black and white postcards

Description: Postcards (8), black & white, views of Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK, c1910

The postcards show village street scenes, the church and the pergola at Lady

Dunn's. They are numbered on the front by the publisher 5, 7, 14, 17,18, 22, and

27. One postcard is not identified and is probably not of Lakenheath.

Arrangement: By the postcard publisher's number. Order imposed by the Archivist


Box Number: 1

Series Title: Postcards of Lakenheath, Suffolk


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12006/124/1-5/1 Postcard, black & white, street view of Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK, c1910

The postcard shows a street scene with buildings, a pond and an avenue of trees.

12006/124/1-5/2 Postcard, black & white, view of High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK, c1910

The postcard shows a view down High Street with houses on the left and the

church on the right.


The postcard shows a street view with houses and a decorative metal fence and

gate.

12006/124/1-5/4 Postcard, black & white, view of Brandon Road, Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK, c1910

The postcard shows a view down the house-lined Brandon Road.


The postcard shows a view down a house-lined street. In the distance at right are

men on a cart and horse and two women walking.

12006/124/1-5/6 Postcard, black & white, interior view of Lakenheath Church, Lakenheath,

Suffolk, UK, c1910

12006/124/1-5/7 Postcard, black & white, the pergola at Lady Dunn's, Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK,

c1912

The postcard shows the house and grounds, with pergola. Lady Dunn was Sarah

Elizabeth Howse (1830-1919) who had married William Dunn (1833-1912) in

South Africa in 1859. Dunn was created a baronet in 1895, becoming Sir William

Dunn of Lakenheath, after his residence in the country.

12006/124/1-5/8 Postcard, black & white, streetscape in unknown English town, c1910

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Series Title: Miscellaneous papers


Physical Characteristics: Four printed items, various sizes

Description: Miscellaneous papers collected by William Mark, Melbourne, Victoria, and London,

England, 1887-1920

Four miscellaneous items - a certificate of right of burial in the Melbourne General

Cemetery issued to his father Robert Mark, 1887, invitation to attend a meeting re

the formation of the Imperial Colonial Club, London, 1908, passport, 1919 and an

auction notice for the sale of his furniture, Chipping Campden, UK, 1920.



Box Number: 1

Series Title: Miscellaneous papers


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12006/124/1-6/1 'Certificate of Right of Burial in the Melbourne General Cemetery', issued to

Robert Mark, Melbourne, Victoria, 1 August 1887

Certificate giving Robert Mark, in return for one pound, the right to a burial plot

in the Presbyterian portion of the Melbourne General Cemetery. He is described

in the certificate as a brickmaker residing at Tweed Cottage, Edward Street,

Brunswick. Robert Mark was the father of William Mark (1868-1956), jeweller and

enameller.

12006/124/1-6/2 Invitation to William Mark to attend the second meeting of the Imperial Colonial

Club, London, 27 January 1908

The meeting at which the constitution, rules and names of life founders were to be

put, with the Duke of Newcastle in the chair, was held in the Jehanghier Hall of

the Imperial Institute on Monday 27 January 1908. The Club was opened on 21

August 1908. According to the Evening Post, 2 October 1908, p. 3 "The object of

the Club is the extension of good feeling and cordial understanding between Great

Britain and the colonies. This is to be achieved in a practical way, by the

entertainment of all persons from over-seas and members from other

English-speaking peoples from abroad who are in England on any political

mission, connected either with the affairs of the colonies or with the commercial

reciprocations of the world. ... The club, which is proprietary in characeter, is

conducted as a first-class West-End club."

12006/124/1-6/3 Passport, issued to William Mark, his wife and children, London, 8 January 1919

The passport covers William Mark, his wife Eliza Mark née Fincham and their

children Jessie Hay Mark (10 years), Robert Mark (6 years) and James Hay Mark

(5 years). It bears photos of William and Eliza. It was presumably obtained for

the Mark Family's voyage to Australia in 1920. An endorsement reads 'Travelling

to Australia' and bears the Foreign Office stamp, 8 January 1919. An almost

illegible stamp, 18 July 1920, may be from Port Said, followed by stamps from

Colombo, 26 July 1920 and Fremantle, Western Australia, 6 August 1920.

12006/124/1-6/4 Auction notice, for the sale of William Mark's furniture and other effects, Chipping

Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 24 June 1920

Printed poster advertising the auction of William Mark's furniture and other

effects, ' on the premises in High Street' on 24 June 1920. The auctioneers were

Bosley & Harper (late Frank Parsons & Co.) and they were under instructions

from 'Mr W. Mark (who is going abroad)', that is to Australia. The poster includes

a detailed catalogue of the items for sale under room headings. There are

annotations in ink indicating the price fetched for each item. The total amount

fetched was £174.3.0.

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Series Title: Samples of enamelling

Date Range: 1920s-1941

Physical Characteristics: 19 enamels and one paper portrait attached to two cardboard display mounts

Description: Samples of enamelling, William Mark, 1920s-1941, 1985

19 samples of William Mark's enamelling attached to two display mounts. It is not

known when or why the samples were mounted in this way. As the mounts are

modern, it could be that the samples were exhibited in the National Gallery of

Victoria's 1985 exhibition 'Treasures from Australian Churches', which featured

Mark's work.

Arrangement:


Box Number: F1

Series Title: Samples of enamelling


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F12006/124/1-7/1 Samples of enamelling, mounted on board, William Mark, 1920s-1941, 1985

Nine samples of William Mark's enamelling mounted on board with a raised

window mount. One sample bears the lettering 'R. MARK' - probably Robert

Mark, the name of both William Mark's father and son. Also on the mount board

is a copy of Alec Miller's 1903 portrait of William Mark . (Original at

2006/124/1-4/2)

It is not known when or why the samples were mounted in this way. As the mount

is modern, it could be that the samples were exhibited in the National Gallery of


Mark's work.

F12006/124/1-7/2 Samples of enamelling, mounted on board, William Mark, 1920s-1941, 1985

Ten samples of William Mark's enamelling mounted on board with a raised

window mount. One sample is a diamond-shaped badge with the lettering 'WOOD

FROM HMAS SYDNEY' and a representation of the ship. Another circular

sample bears the letters R and M intertwined - possibly Robert Mark, the name of

both William Mark's father and son.

It is not known when or why the samples were mounted in this way. As the mount

is modern, it could be that the samples were exhibited in the National Gallery of


Mark's work.

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