Victorian Politician's Mail Coach Pass, 1877-8
Tickets & Passes: Pmg: 1877-8 Victorian politician's yearly Mail Coach Pass. Black leather exterior, embossed in gold: obverse crown & 'Postmaster-General's Department. 1877-8'; reverse gold crown; 2.28 in. x 3.07 in. Interior 'John Rees, Esq., M.L.A. for Grant. Entitled to travel for free in the Mail Coaches mentioned. . and Melbourne, until 30th June, 1878'. Also includes a printed list of places within the electorate, ie Ballan South, Barkstead, Egerton, Gordon, Leigh Road, Meredith, Steiglitz, Teesdale, Waurn Ponds. Presented with a press cutting, being the obituary for the late Mr John Rees, J.P., died 7 January 1907. Minor marks but still excellent condition
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - Obverse - Obverse means the front face of a coin or medal, and the reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a monarch or famous person.
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