Ephemera sheet for John A Barraclough, Sydney optometrist
 Catalogue Number: 2647 Ephemera sheet for John A Barraclough, Sydney optometrist Category: Memorabilia and ephemera Sub-Category: Advertising, ophthalmic practitioners Artist: Hugh Maclean Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1920s Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Sydney ? Description Of Item: Single printed sheet, 225 x 150 mm, showing a portrait of John A Barraclough sailing a motor yacht superimposed a black and white drawing of sea, fish and seagulls and a harbour view enclosed in a rope circle, signed by Hugh MacLean, with printed biographical information about Barraclough below. There is a similar work on the reverse for Harold Robert Barnier, solicitor, in a rowing boat Historical Significance: John A Barraclough was a son of H A Barraclough, a prominent optometrist practising in Sydney in the 1890s. Biographical notes on this item states that H A Barraclough Ltd was established in 1892 and that John Barraclough held a Diploma of the British Optical Association. Barraclough senior was the first President, in 1904, of the Australasian Optical Association, the first optometrical association in Australia. The artist, Hugh MacLean (1875-1951) was a local black and white artist and cartoonist. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum Date Acquired: August 2015 Condition: Very good Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 6 |