St. George's Anglican Church, Malvern

Samuel Merrett designed the church, which was built 1865-69. In 1883, architect Robert Dalton began a two year project that added the transepts and a temporary wooden sanctuary. The chancel and the permanent sanctuary weren't completed until 1888 by Urban Billing.

The mosaic reredos of Christ and the Pilgrims at Emmaus was designed by Clayton and Bell and made by Salviati. The inscription states that it was in memory of "Matilda Charlotte Sellar Died 21st Nov 1888". The central panel is flanked by an angel on either side, one holding a banner that reads "He was known of them" and the other "In breaking of bread."

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Anglican Church of Australia
St. George's Malvern
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National Trust. Victorian Heritage Database.

St. Peter's Eastern Hill

Across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne, this church was built 1846-47. The letters patent from Queen Victoria declaring Melbourne to city status in 1848 were read on the church's steps.

A wood engraving from between 1854 and 1860. The building was extended in both 1857 and 1876.

A Salviati mosaic reredos of The Last Supper from 1880 decorates the High Altar. This may be the same mosaic the Venice and Murano Company showed at the 1880 Melbourne Expo.

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St. Peter's Eastern Hill
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Catholic Parish of St. Brigid's, Marrickville

St. Brigid's Retreat was built in 1886 and it was later taken over by Irish Passionists. The current Catholic church was built 1918-21 and it is the second largest church in Sydney.

Salviati & Co. made the mosaic altar reredos for the original church based upon a commission from the Very Reverend Father Bertrand Mangan (1873-1933), who left Ireland for Australia in 1915.

The 13th Station of the Cross is one of the fourteen mosaic scenes also by Salviati depicting Christ's Passion.

Sources:

Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 139.

"Rev. Father Bertrand Mangan, C.P." The Sydney Morning Herald. January 3, 1933.

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St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

Built on the site of a former parish church, this Anglican cathedral was designed by William Butterfield and built 1880-91.

Butterfield's design

The cartoon for the 300 square foot reredos was made by Clayton and Bell. It depicts the Crucifixion and Last Supper on top, with a cross in the middle that is flanked by Saints Peter and Paul.

Sources:

Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1916. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 126.

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