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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,
Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920
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,
Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920
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,
Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920
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,
Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920
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
by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920
12006/124/1-1/12 Photographic print, black & white, two silver pins with geometric designs, made
by William Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1902-1920
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,
Gloucestershire, UK, 1901-1902
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.
Item Number BoxItem Title
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
12006/124/1-1/32 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
12006/124/1-1/33 Photographic print, black & white, bronze memorial plaque dedicated to
Lieutenant Thomas Charles Harvey Lucas, designed and made by William Mark,
Item Number BoxItem Title
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1920
12006/124/1-1/34 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
Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1919
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.'
12006/124/1-1/36 Photographic print, black & white, bronze tablet in memory of William Harold
Ryder, son of Charles Foster and Anna Ryder, designed and made by William
Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1919
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.'
12006/124/1-1/37 Photographic print, black & white, bronze tablet in memory of William Harold
Ryder, son of Charles Foster and Anna Ryder, designed and made by William
Mark, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1919
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,
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1920
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,
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK, 1907
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
Item Number BoxItem Title
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.
12006/124/1-1/47 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.
12006/124/1-1/48 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,
Gloucestershire, UK, 1908
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,
Gloucestershire, UK, 1908
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.
Item Number BoxItem Title
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-
SERIES DESCRIPTION
2006/124/1-2WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
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Registration Number: 2006/124/1-2
Series Title: Letters received
Date Range: 1900-1933
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
Dimensions: Shelf Length: 0.010 m
Box Number: 1
Series Title: Letters received
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Item Number BoxItem Title
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.
Item Number BoxItem Title
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.
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.
12006/124/1-2/5/3 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.'
Joanna Mary Lees, nee Linnell of Beckenhem, Kent, was the second wife of
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.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
2006/124/1-3WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Powerhouse Museum
Registration Number: 2006/124/1-3
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:
Dimensions: Shelf Length: 0.010 m
Box Number: 1
SERIES DESCRIPTION
2006/124/1-4WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Powerhouse Museum
Registration Number: 2006/124/1-4
Series Title: Portraits of William Mark
Date Range: 1895-1919
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.
Arrangement: Chronological. Order imposed by the Archivist
Dimensions: Shelf Length: 0.010 m
Box Number: 1
Series Title: Portraits of William Mark
ITEM LISTWILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Powerhouse Museum
Item Number BoxItem Title
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.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
2006/124/1-5WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Powerhouse Museum
Registration Number: 2006/124/1-5
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
Dimensions: Shelf Length: 0.010 m
Box Number: 1
Series Title: Postcards of Lakenheath, Suffolk
ITEM LISTWILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
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Item Number BoxItem Title
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.
12006/124/1-5/3 Postcard, black & white, street view of Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK, c1910
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.
12006/124/1-5/5 Postcard, black & white, street view of Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK, c1910
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
SERIES DESCRIPTION
2006/124/1-6WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Powerhouse Museum
Registration Number: 2006/124/1-6
Series Title: Miscellaneous papers
Date Range: 1887-1920
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.
Arrangement: Chronological. Order imposed by the Archivist
Dimensions: Shelf Length: 0.010 m
Box Number: 1
Series Title: Miscellaneous papers
ITEM LISTWILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Powerhouse Museum
Item Number BoxItem Title
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.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
2006/124/1-7WILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Powerhouse Museum
Registration Number: 2006/124/1-7
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:
Dimensions: Shelf Length: 0.530 m
Box Number: F1
Series Title: Samples of enamelling
ITEM LISTWILLIAM MARK ARCHIVE COLLECTION
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Item Number BoxItem Title
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
Victoria's 1985 exhibition 'Treasures from Australian Churches', which featured
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
Victoria's 1985 exhibition 'Treasures from Australian Churches', which featured
Mark's work.