20 10 337 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/a3b5c791062ff04f92ab5d9545142b8d.JPG 601446a7d990d042d75a3d15b173fd8c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Opera cloak worn by Percy Grainger, c.1920s Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Made by B. Smith, White Plains Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c.1920s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Grainger Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grainger Museum Collection, 18.0003 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/642995e33a311393775d7cb83a9487cf.jpg 7567a6b982391d010e83204455a03f81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Satin court shoes worn by Rose Grainger, 1915 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Made by Lord & Taylor, New York Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1915 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Grainger Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grainger Museum Collection, 04.5075 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/a50537caf45c310b2a7f09bfbf00370d.jpg 89336c11dddfc4ae83d3126ffec0f724 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sterling silver cigarette box with engraved signatures, c.1910 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Description An account of the resource This silver cigarette box brings together the engraved signatures of both Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger, making it a unique object within this exhibition. While the history of the memento is not known, it clearly has a musical context. All the signatures belong to musicians, including Pablo Casals (cellist), Louise Edvina Edwardes (soprano), Ada Sassoli (harpist), Frank St Leger (pianist and conductor), John Lemmoné (flautist), Leopold Godowsky (pianist) and John Philip Sousa (composer and conductor). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maker unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c.1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne | 2015.018.002 | Purchased with funds from the Maxwell & Merle Carroll Bequest, 2015 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/3de9579f9375cb4abbb00f4b8d7ed2f4.jpg 9adc537934c7b2738e1fc70946411d95 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Programme for Melba–Grainger Concert in aid of the Red Cross, Pittsburgh, 20 January 1916 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Description An account of the resource Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger performed together in public only twice, using their fame for a cause. In 1916 they joined forces for fundraising concerts to support the Field Ambulance for the Allies in the United States. The concerts featured the stars alternating in performances of some of their most popular music, including Grainger playing his own ‘Shepherd’s Hey’ and Melba singing ‘Addio’ from La Bohème. For each concert, Melba was accompanied by a pianist using a Mason & Hamlin piano, while Grainger performed on a piano provided by his sponsor, the Steinway Piano Company. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 January 1916, 20 January 1916 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Grainger Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grainger Museum Collection, 2018/7-18/2 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/59d3680a37b81ef17bb9926c248c8836.jpg 2576c3837c4b73829e3ed89a3cd89d53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Satin shoes worn by Nellie Melba, 1920s, and leather lace‑up shoes worn by Percy Grainger, n.d. Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Melba's shoes made by Farmer’s, Sydney; Grainger's shoes made by Beck’s Shoes, USA Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne, and Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne, and Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne | 1977.001.064 | Gift of Pamela, Lady Vestey, 1977; and Grainger Museum Collection | 04.5135 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/c970b5d95ded160499d1d8b2e6563361.jpg 96201176af97136987b38275dfa997f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Travel sewing kit belonging to Rose Grainger, c.1915 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maker unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c.1915 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Grainger Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grainger Museum Collection, 01.0250 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/1ffa7b106853c3f636105c24a8058530.jpg 9cda72a01b5341e8efb3a73c5d802d3e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manuscript for ‘Train Music’ by Percy Grainger, 1901–07 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Description An account of the resource Grainger was a compositional radical, a fact that was not well known to a public accustomed to compositions like ‘Country Gardens’. ‘Train Music’ shows Grainger’s experimentation with irregular metres. His note at the top indicates that the rhythms were suggested by the jerky movement of an Italian train. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Percy Grainger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901–07 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Grainger Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grainger Museum Collection, SLI MG3/94 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/60dab0a859a63e35921e79dcec7c2e40.jpg 87b8f4f12a78fd2ad2e0c6dd354b2715 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/cf7b69d4e1caba666c1e7a6e0804fa8a.jpg 13013ed00a786f09f230d5cdf1372b09 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brochure advertising Victrola gramophones, c.1914 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Description An account of the resource This illustrated brochure features the world’s leading opera singers who recorded exclusively with Victor. Included are Nellie Melba as Marguerite from Faust, Luisa Tetrazzini and Enrico Caruso. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c.1914 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne 1990.090.001|Purchased, 1990 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/f02f2f561de3ec162371af49644367b4.jpg c4828636d6c0f4234df04664c06b3c6c https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/0daa4e56049061bc1fc3430a0bfc2048.jpg 344125dda2f0b4a8f1b20b73f34f706e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource His Master’s Voice gramophone, ‘Melba’ model, c.1915 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Description An account of the resource As early as 1904, His Master’s Voice named their concert grand model gramophone the ‘Melba’. Melba also laid the foundation stone of the company’s first factory in Hayes, England. Following her death, an article in The Voice magazine reflected on the prosperity Melba had brought to the early gramophone industry, noting that many people were won over to the new form of technology by the faithful reproduction of her voice. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manufactured by The Gramophone Co. Ltd Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c.1915 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne 1994.046.001 | Purchased, 1994 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/8870ab32e20cb107009d045a055799be.jpg c5f0d5630dafb5b88efa5b46f1ba9984 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nellie Melba (on hammock), John Lemmoné (centre back) and friends with a portable gramophone, Coombe Cottage, late 1920s Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photographer unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource late 1920s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne, 1997.024.058