Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts.

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Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts.
State Library of Tasmania. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts.
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The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts is one of the State Library of Tasmania's heritage collections. It contains a collection of 18th and 19th century furniture, colonial paintings, silver and objets d'art, fine china and rare and antique books. The collection was left to the people of Tasmania by the late Henry Allport, a Hobart solicitor, and is housed on the ground floor of the State Library of Tasmania.

7,000 books and manuscripts, 3,000 artworks, 2,000 photographs, approx 1,000 objects

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  1. The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1993 ]
    At 6 libraries
    The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 85.592)

  2. Art-Treasures Exhibition 1858 : catalogue of a reassembled exhibition held in The Gallery, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, July-August 1988 : with a facsimile of the original catalogue and the Hobart Town D...
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1858-1988 ]
    At 10 libraries
    Art-Treasures Exhibition 1858 : catalogue of a reassembled exhibition held in The Gallery, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, July-August 1988 : with a facsimile of the original catalogue and the Hobart Town Daily Mercury report on the display of Tuesday 22 June 1858
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 67.595)

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  3. Convict artists in Van Diemen's land : Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1975 ]
    At 6 libraries
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 65.242)

  4. [Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts : Australian Gallery File]
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
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  5. Mary Morton Allport : a commemorative exhibition 1831-11 December 1981 / Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania
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    [ Book : 1981 ]
    At 4 libraries
    Mary Morton Allport : a commemorative exhibition 1831-11 December 1981 / Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania
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  6. The Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts : notes for visitors / Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1979 ]
    At 2 libraries
    The Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts : notes for visitors / Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 43.883)

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  7. State Library of Tasmania Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts second exhibition of items purchased from Allport bequest funds or acquired by donation for the collection in the past twenty five years, 1967-1992 : opened 17 June 1992 / catalogue co...
    Stilwell, Geoffrey Thomas, 1931-2000
    [ Book : 1992 ]
    At 3 libraries
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  8. State Library of Tasmania Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts first exhibition of items purchased from Allport bequest funds or acquired by donation for the collection in the past twenty five years, 1967-1992 : January-June 1992 / catalogue compi...
    Stilwell, Geoffrey Thomas, 1931-2000
    [ Book : 1992 ]
    At National Library
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  9. Island exile : CHT Costantini / Heather Curnow
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    [ Book : 1997-2012 ]
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  10. A celebration of sandstone : the Tasmanian etchings of J. C. Goodhart : a Heritage Collections exhibition / Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts State Library of Tasmania
    Goodhart, J. C. (Joseph Christian), 1875-1952
    [ Book : 2001 ]
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  1. The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1993 ]
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    The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 84.322)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 84.322)

  2. The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    State Library of Tasmania
    [ Book : 1972 ]
    At 11 libraries
    The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 80.804)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 80.804)

  3. Art-Treasures Exhibition 1858 : catalogue of a reassembled exhibition held in The Gallery, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, July-August 1988 : with a facsimile of the original catalogue and the Hobart Town D...
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1858-1988 ]
    At 10 libraries
    Art-Treasures Exhibition 1858 : catalogue of a reassembled exhibition held in The Gallery, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, July-August 1988 : with a facsimile of the original catalogue and the Hobart Town Daily Mercury report on the display of Tuesday 22 June 1858
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 66.315)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 66.315)

  4. Convict artists in Van Diemen's land : Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1975 ]
    At 6 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 63.967)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 63.967)

  5. [Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts : Australian Gallery File]
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book ]
    At State Library of VIC
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  6. The Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts : notes for visitors / Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 1979 ]
    At 2 libraries
    The Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts : notes for visitors / Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 43.245)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 43.245)

  7. State Library of Tasmania Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts second exhibition of items purchased from Allport bequest funds or acquired by donation for the collection in the past twenty five years, 1967-1992 : opened 17 June 1992 / catalogue co...
    Stilwell, Geoffrey Thomas, 1931-2000
    [ Book : 1992 ]
    At 3 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 36.778)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 36.778)

  8. State Library of Tasmania Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts first exhibition of items purchased from Allport bequest funds or acquired by donation for the collection in the past twenty five years, 1967-1992 : January-June 1992 / catalogue compi...
    Stilwell, Geoffrey Thomas, 1931-2000
    [ Book : 1992 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 26.763)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 26.763)

  9. Island exile : CHT Costantini / Heather Curnow
    Curnow, Heather, 1941-
    [ Book : 1997-2012 ]
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    Island exile : CHT Costantini / Heather Curnow
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 22.37)

  10. Drawing the line : Tasmania on the map
    Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
    [ Book : 2006 ]
    At LINC Tas: SLT & TAHO
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