• Title
  [William Cox Senior, ca. 1797-1798 - miniature portrait]
• Call number
  MIN 382
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  ca. 1797-1798
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Watercolours
• Reference code
  411681
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Drawings - 1 watercolour on ivory, in gold oval shaped frame with glass front and loop at top for hanging. The reverse holds two locks of dark brown hair, bound with gold thread and seed pearl binding - and a translucent blue enamel reserve with seed pearl border and monogram "WC" in seed pearls; all on an opalescent glass ground over patterned foil with gold thread decoration. Stored in original red straight grained morocco fitted case with cream satin lining, hinge at center left, and metal hook and eyelet for fastening. ; 6 x 5 cm. (portrait, sight) 6.7 x 5.6 (frame) - 1.4 cm. (loop), 7.5 x 6.8 cm. (case)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  William Cox joined the New South Wales Corps in 1797 as lieutenant and was appointed Paymaster before he left for Australia. He arrived in Sydney on 11 January 1800. In this portrait he is depicted in the uniform of the New South Wales Corps. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol.1, 1788-1850, Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1966
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• General note
  
  This item has been digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2002
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823396
• Name
  Cox, William, 1764-1837
  Great Britain. Army. New South Wales Corps
  
• Topic
  armed forces
  hair (people)
  miniatures
  picture frames
  portraits
  uniforms
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection - State Library of New South Wales (January - March 2004)

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