DIG WHERE YOU STAND with a Ba in Fine Art from the Crawford College of Art (Irl) in 2003
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Philippa Sutherland Artefactual • external to the collection 34 Outside wall Long cabinet 17. 1984.248 A photographic glass negative, monochrome, 1. 1992.10 7. 1987.62 studio portrait of a young man in uniform. An ornate, monochrome certificate, certifying A poster, a Cumann na nGaedheal anti-Fianna A paper flap has stuck to the plate causing that William Prendergast was enrolled as a past Fail election poster ‘Devvy’s Circus… 57 Star 26 31 32 corrosion and decay of the emulsion. A pencil 27 33 Chief ranger of Court no. 5254, a.o. of Foresters, Performers… will visit this town any time note on the flap reads ‘3005 Lonergan’ and ‘July 28 Luke Lanigan, Chief Ranger, David O’Connor, between now and the General Election… Frank 29 25th 1917’, ‘Aug 15th’ and ‘Aug 30th’. The flap has 30 Sub-Chief ranger and Walter Brennon secretary, F-Aiken… Shaunty O’Kelly…’ etc. Framed and 23 been removed to prevent further deterioration. 24 It is not dated. heat sealed to cardboard by donor. 25 The inf began in 1877 as a breakaway from 18. 1984.285 8. 1996.273 the Ancient Order of Foresters after political A photographic glass negative, monochrome, One barn owl, stuffed and mounted. It has soft disagreements. The inf grew rapidly and soon showing a young man in British Army uniform white feathers overall with brown feathers from 6 became the largest friendly society in Ireland. It and a woman standing. A paper flap has stuck 5 the top of his head to his tail feathers at the back. supported Irish nationalism and its constitution to the plate causing corrosion and decay of the These light brown feathers are speckled dark called for “government for Ireland by the Irish emulsion. A pencil note on the flap reads ‘3237’ brown. He has black recessed eyes and a ring of people in accordance with Irish ideas and Irish and ‘Sept 3rd 1917’, name illegible but ‘Fa--er--’. short sharp feathers around his head. He has aspirations”. By 1914, the order had spread The flap has been removed to prevent further a small sharp pointed beak. He has four sharp worldwide and had a quarter of a million deterioration. talons on each foot which he would use to catch members in over 1,000 branches. The inf brass his prey. He is mounted on a branch which is band in Navan, County Meath is still promoting 19. 1996.302 fixed to a circular timber disc. music in its surroundings. A postcard, colour tinted, showing a man standing pensively in a field with a stile and trees en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_National_Foresters 9. 1985.30 behind, with a four line verse entitled “The Irish Large red drum. Lisronagh Fife and Drum Band. Emigrant” below. Reverse is printed in brown 2. 1989.203 for postage but not completed. The edges are A document, a map, showing the northern 10. 1992.42 rounded. suburbs of Clonmel, now Bolton Street. It shows A medium sized drum, painted in brown, orange, through different colours with which houses cream and red with Clonmel Boys Club painted Facsimile displayed were thatched or slated. It was surveyed for on one side. 22 Mrs. Sarah Grubb in March 1801.There are a 20. 1983.188 21 Philippa Sutherland number of manuscript notes in black ink, most 11. 1992.215 A small card, a New Year’s card sent by Princess 20 35 of which are illegible. Some of the names listed A long needlework sampler consisting of a Mary to British troops serving in the First World 19 Artefactual, 2012 18 on the back are as follows: Ed Flanagan, James rectangular piece of calico-like material, backed War. It has a cover of card, the front bearing a 17 16 Foley, John Hustan, Martin Walshe, Cornelius onto re-used curtain material, onto which has crowned ‘m’ and the date ‘1915’. The inner leaf 15 Leacy, Francis Grubb, Anne Grubb, Joe Hickey been stitched several types of needlework, such has two inscriptions, in blue Gothic print with 14 13 and others which are illegible. There are also as cuffs, button holes and patchworking. There most initial letters in red, reading ‘With Best 12 two dates which read ‘Dec 15th 1806’ and ‘May are several coloured stars and the letters ‘h.p.’ Wishes for a Victorious New Year’ and ‘From 11 12th 1809’. the Princess Mary and Friends at Home’ with 10 9 • 12. a decoration in green of a sword and oak leaf 8 36 3. 1983.671 A tapestry bag, black with a panel of multi- wreath. The cover is now separated from the 7 A painting, oils on board, The Market, coloured floral motifs. The handle is black inner leaf. 56 57 Concarneau by William J. Leech. plastic and inside in a pocket is a small, 58 rectangular mirror; mid twentieth-century, 21. 1998.30 (1–6) 59 • 4. bought in a vintage shop in Dublin. Toy, Decorative Birds Shooting Gallery, box, card 60 61 A painting, Ceremonial, Philippa Sutherland, oil with birds on cover. See also 1998.30.2, 1998.30.3, 62 on canvas, 2012. • 13. 1998.30.4, 1998.30.5,and 1998.30.6 63 64 A miniature bone-china plate with rose and 65 5. 1994.331 fuchsia pattern; left to me by my maternal 22. 2003.28 66 Engraving black and white, by P. Sandby, grandmother. Poster, large framed poster for a performance showing Carrick-on-Suir castle across th River by Mick Delahunty and his Orchestra in The 37 Suir with bridge and Carrickbeg Abbey to left. A • 14. County Ballroom, Cashel on Thursday, May1 st. shepherd under a tree at left looks across the A book of Swedish embroidery “Ur Skanska The poster is signed by Mick Delahunty, August river, with two goats and a cow. Below “Castle Syskrin” published in Malmo in 1963 and bought 1st, 1991. In the top right hand corner written and Town of Carriack and Abbey of Carrick- in McCarney’s shop in Nenagh. Inside was a on the cover of the frame in green ink is County beg”. At top right of engraving, in white margin, postcard from New Zealand to a family living in Ballroom, Cashel, 1949. Further down the 4 is the figure “29” Inset in brown card, broken an Edinburgh suburb. poster beside the date is written 1949 again. 3 at bottom, inside cream frame with black and Glued to the frame are 2 tickets for Balls in the 2 1 yellow trim. 15. 1983.350 Courthouse in Clonmel. See also 2003.27 A large book with a red morrocco leather cover, 6. 1993.108 ‘Stereoscopic Illustrations of Clonmel and the Corner wall An aerial photograph of the Plunder and Pollak surrounding country including Abbeys, Castles tannery in Carrick-on-Suir a large factory and scenery with a descriptive letterpress by 23. 1984.248 complex of sheds and yards beside a railway line. William Despard Hemphill m.d.’ Published in (Print from) A photographic glass negative, Monochrome Framed. Dublin and London 1860. Inscribed on the monochrome, studio portrait of a young man flyleaf to Sarah Hemphill by wdh, presumably in uniform. A paper flap has stuck to the plate Fred (Hitchman) with his late uncle Richard the author to his wife, dated 1866, and on the causing corrosion and decay of the emulsion. A Hitchman came to Carrick on Suir in the mid reverse ‘James White, Gortnafleur, Clonmel’. pencil note on the flap reads ‘3005 Lonergan’ 38 46 1930s and established the Plunder and Pollak and ‘July 25th 1917’, ‘Aug 15th’ and ‘Aug 30th’. 53 39 47 tannery which developed over the years to become 54 40 48 16. 2007.4 The flap has been removed to prevent further known world wide as manufacturers of top quality 55 41 49 Looking Glass for The Abbeys, Castles and deterioration. Framed. 42 50 leather and exported to the five continents. 43 51 Scenery of Clonmel by W.D. Hemphill. Bought 44 52 www.munster-express.ie/community-notes with book (2007.3) Brown wooden frame with 2 24. 1995.683 45 square viewing holes handle underneath with A postcard, sepiatoned, showing the Galtee brass mechanism. Woods, Galtee Mountains, Co. Tipperary. The picture shows a path running through the text at the bottom of the picture tells us that the amayodruid.blogspot.com Craig “The Architecture of Ireland from earliest in north London that went on to discard it from hardly save the hay at all this year if the weather mountains, with two sheep on the right, some picture shows the arrest of Smith O’Brien on the times to 1880”. Batsford, 1982. its stock. is anything like what it was here. I’m sure the rocks and rough ground. Title at bottom on right, 5th of August 1848, at Thurles Railway station. 34. 1994.59 potatoes will go bad. We had a dreadful thunder (Sham Castle is the name of a gothic folly on the in white,”Galtee Woods, Galtee Mountains, Co. Document, certificate for Plain Needlework, 55. storm here on Sunday. Write a letter full of news hills above the city of Bath) Tipperary”. Reverse printed for postage, message given by Marlfield Work Class to Matilda Scott An audio-cassette entitled The Magic of Mick soon. Your ever loving brother, Jack.’ It is dated Wall to left side of cabinet in row along written in pencil, from Ballycrehane, Aherlow, aged 12 years, in June 1890 and signed by Del with the words Mick Delahunty and his ‘Clonmel 19th of August, 1910.’ wall 43.