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Print, Lapérouse Monument

Print, Lapérouse Monument

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1875 About this object: Print, ‘Lapérouse Monument’, paper, maker unknown, Australia, c. 1875 Provenance : Prior to 2024 - Collected by Gael Newton;
16 October 2024 - Donated to La Perouse Museum by Gael Newton
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Warada stained glass made by Uncle Laddie Timbery

Warada stained glass made by Uncle Laddie Timbery

Item Type: Museum Objects
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Boomerang with pyrography design, made by Uncle Laddie Timbery

Boomerang with pyrography design, made by Uncle Laddie Timbery

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1988 About this object: This Boomerang was made by the late Uncle Laddie Timbery, a Yuin and Dharawal Elder from the Bidjigal clan on the South Coast of NSW. Born in La Perouse, Uncle Laddie relocated to Jervis Bay, his... Provenance : 1988 - Made by Uncle Laddie Timbery;
c. 2007-2015 - Purchased by Randwick City Library;
2 November 2023 - Donated to La Perouse Museum by Randwick City Council Library.
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Shellwork Harbour Bridge with blue velvet, handmade by Aunty Marilyn Russell

Shellwork Harbour Bridge with blue velvet, handmade by Aunty Marilyn Russell

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 2023 About this object: This shellwork Harbour Bridge was made by La Perouse Aboriginal Elder Aunty Marilyn Russell, an accomplished shellworker and daughter of the late Esme Timbery, who was also a renowned shellworker... Provenance : Prior to 2023 - Made by Aunty Marilyn Russell;
29 March 2023 - Purchased by the La Perouse Museum.
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Shellwork boomerang with blue velvet, handmade by Aunty Marilyn Russell

Shellwork boomerang with blue velvet, handmade by Aunty Marilyn Russell

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 2023 About this object: This shellwork boomerang was made by La Perouse Aboriginal Elder Aunty Marilyn Russell, an accomplished shellworker and daughter of the late Esme Timbery, who was also a renowned shellworker with... Provenance : Prior to 2023 - Made by Aunty Marilyn Russell;
29 March 2023 - Purchased by La Perouse Museum.
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Oil painting, 1960s Beach Time at La Perouse, Craig Shepherd

Oil painting, 1960s Beach Time at La Perouse, Craig Shepherd

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 2022 About this object: Created by La Perouse-based Aboriginal artist Craig Shepherd, this painting depicts La Perouse Headland including the Frenchman's Beach, inspired by a historic black-and-white photograph taken in... Provenance : 2022 - Painted by Craig Shepherd;
7 March 2023 - Donated by the artist at the conclusion of his curated solo show at La Perouse Museum Community Galleries, 28 Oct 2022–5 March 2023.
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Brass plaque, D'Entrecasteaux

Brass plaque, D'Entrecasteaux

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: A rectangular brass plaque bearing the name of the French Naval Corvette D'Entrecasteaux, commanded by Capitaine de corvette Stephane Amaury of the French Navy. The ship D'Entrecasteaux visited S... Provenance : Donated by Capitaine de corvette Stephane Amaury of the French Navy. Sent via post after the visit by the French ship D'Entrecasteaux to La Perouse on 26 January 2023. A handwritten note accompan...
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Wooden plaque, D'Entrecasteaux

Wooden plaque, D'Entrecasteaux

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: A rectangular wooden plaque bearing the insignia of the French Naval Corvette D'Entrecasteaux, commanded by Capitaine de corvette Stephane Amaury of the French Navy. D'Entrecasteaux visited Sydne... Provenance : Donated by Capitaine de corvette Stephane Amaury of the French Navy. Sent via post after the visit by the French ship D'Entrecasteaux to La Perouse on 26 January 2023. A handwritten note accompan...
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Painting by Uncle Keith Stewart, 1991

Painting by Uncle Keith Stewart, 1991

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1991 About this object: This painting featuring fish, platypus and handprints was created by La Perouse Elder, Uncle Keith Stewart. Provenance : 1991 - painted by Uncle Keith Stewart;
1991–2022 - owned by Stewart's family;
6 June 2022 - acquired by Mid North Coast Local Health District facilitated by Aunty Deidre Martin, daughter of U...
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Miniature replica, Windmill aboard L’Astrolabe

Miniature replica, Windmill aboard L’Astrolabe

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 2021 About this object: This working miniature windmill is a replica of the 1780s windmill abroad L’Astrolabe. The original 3m tall structure was designed by Captain Fleuriot de Langle, second-in-command to Jean-FranÃ... Provenance : 2021 - made to order in France by Friends of Laperouse Museum Incorporated;
January 2022 - shipped to Australia;
7 March 2022 - donated by Friends of Laperouse Museum Incorporated through pub...
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Mild steel fence spearhead

Mild steel fence spearhead

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 2021 About this object: This mild steel fence spearhead was made in the style of the Laperouse Monument spearhead, following the original fencing design from c. 1864. Provenance : 2021 - acquired after completion of the Monument Fence Reconstruction project
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Crescent shaped street sign, 16.me Arrt.

Crescent shaped street sign, 16.me Arrt.

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1864 About this object: This object is part of a pair of street signs donated by the Consulate-General of France in Sydney in 2021 in recognition of the social resonance of Lapérouse.

Rue La Pérouse was named afte... Provenance : Unknown date – purchased from Hordern House by the Consulate with assistance from Bernard Le Boursicot;
4 June 2021 – Donated by the Consulate-General of France, Sydney, offered and facilita...
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Rectangular street sign, Rue La Pérouse

Rectangular street sign, Rue La Pérouse

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1864 About this object: This object is part of a pair of street signs donated by the Consulate-General of France in Sydney in 2021 in recognition of the social resonance of Lapérouse.

Rue La Pérouse was named afte... Provenance : Unknown date – purchased from Hordern House by the Consulate with assistance from Bernard Le Boursicot;
4 June 2021 – Donated by the Consulate-General of France, Sydney, offered and facilita...
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Gold signet ring

Gold signet ring

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: The ring is likely to have belonged to a member of Major William James Sherbon's family. Sherbon lived on Bare Island as chairman of the Council of the Veterans' Home until the 1920s. In a fire t... Provenance : Unknown date – Major William James Sherbon
1939 – bequeathed to Rosemary Norman
4 April 2021 – donated to the La Perouse Museum by Rosemary Norman
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Silver Vesta case

Silver Vesta case

Item Type: Museum ObjectsAbout this object: This Vesta case belonged to Major William James Sherbon, who lived on Bare Island as chairman of the Council of the Veterans' Home until the 1920s. In a fire that destroyed the Sherbon house in t... Provenance : Prior to 1939 – Major William James Sherbon
1939 – bequeathed to Rosemary Norman
4 April 2021 – donated to the La Perouse Museum by Rosemary Norman
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Lithograph print, Sir Joseph Banks

Lithograph print, Sir Joseph Banks

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1829 About this object: This lithograph print features a seated portrait of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), English naturalist and botanist, who joined James Cook’s South Sea expedition in 1768. It was created by Thomas... Provenance : Prior to 2021 - likely purchased from a dealer and gifted to Paul A. Seshold via a family member;
21 January 2021 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Paul A. Seshold
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Ceramic shard, 13/13

Ceramic shard, 13/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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Ceramic shard, 12/13

Ceramic shard, 12/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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Ceramic shard, 11/13

Ceramic shard, 11/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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Ceramic shard, 10/13

Ceramic shard, 10/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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Ceramic shard, 9/13

Ceramic shard, 9/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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Ceramic shard, 8/13

Ceramic shard, 8/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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Ceramic shard, 7/13

Ceramic shard, 7/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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Ceramic shard, 6/13

Ceramic shard, 6/13

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920-1932 About this object: This is one among 13 ceramic shards that bear fragments of images and text that are likely associated with the Colonnade refreshment rooms in La Perouse, which once stood where the Frenchman’s ... Provenance : Prior to 2020 - recovered in sand by Suzy Casement over several visits to the Frenchman's Beach
26 June 2020 - donated to the La Perouse Museum by Suzy Casement
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