Devonport Regional Gallery

Rayograph/Raygun

Rayograph/Raygun

The Little Gallery
Photograms by Dean Schuettpelz
Exhibition Dates: June 26 – July 25, 2010
Opening Friday June 25, 6pm

The 1888 Melbourne Cup trophy or ‘Centennial Cup’ features three magnificent horses and was made to celebrate 100 years of British settlement in Australia. The Cup was created by Elkington & Co, a silver working firm based in London. The base of the 1888 cup is electroplate, while the horses on the top have been cast in solid silver.

Image: Elkington & Co. The 1888 Melbourne Cup 1887, maker’s mark of Frederick Elkington Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Image: Dean Schuettpelz Rayograph/Raygun