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Rupert Bunny (1864–1947)
Percy Grainger c.1902
oil on canvas; 99.2 x 83.6 cm
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Baron Adolf Edward Sigismund de Meyer (1868–1949)
Percy Grainger c.1903
platinum print mounted on paper, decoration drawn in graphite on mount by de Meyer;
photograph 25.5 x 14.0 cm, paper mount 43.0 x 31.3 cm
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Unknown photographer
Percy Grainger, Fort Hamilton, New York 1917
silver gelatin print; 25.4 x 20.0 cm
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961)
Decorative beadwork chest-piece made by Percy Grainger during his 1909 Australian and English tours
white, red, blue, black and yellow beads, cotton
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961)
‘Hill-Songs I & II’ undated
New York: G. Schirmer Inc.
Published music cover design
printer’s ink on card with amendments by Grainger in blue crayon; 30.7 x 23.5 cm
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938)
Heavy Laden (Japanese Girl with Child) undated
colour drypoint etching; 39.8 x 25.5 cm
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Unknown photographer
Percy Grainger c.1886
silver gelatin print
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Unknown photographer
Percy Grainger c.1886
silver gelatin print
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Unknown photographer
Ella and Percy Grainger 1950s
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne


Count Jean de Strelecki
Rose and Percy Grainger 1919
silver gelatin print; 24.2 x 19.5 cm
Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne

Exhibition Catalogue Checklist

Unless otherwise indicated, all works are from the Grainger Collection, the University of Melbourne.

Aeolian Company, New York
Advertising leaflet for the Duo-Art reproducing piano c.1925
printer’s ink on paper; 34.3 x 17.1 cm

1932 Duo-Art Piano, with 1940s modifications by Percy Grainger to facilitate a ‘free music’ experiment
wood, iron, ivory, brass;
100.0 x 147.0 x 166.0 cm

Albert Edward Aldis (1870–1921)
Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana) c.1916
oil on canvas; 60.0 x 44.7 cm

The Painter’s Room at ‘Killala’ c.1891
oil on canvas; 34.5 x 24.5 cm

American Social Hygiene Association Inc., New York
Health for Men: ‘Keep Well’ Beats ‘Get Well’
New York: American Social Hygiene Association Inc., 1920
printer’s ink on paper; 18.5 x 9.6 cm

The Battle Creek Sanatorium
Percy Grainger’s dental x-ray 1930
b&w negative film, printer’s ink and manuscript on card; 10.9 x 25.4 cm

Vegetarian supper menu 28 December 1928
typescript on paper; 23.0 x 15.8 cm

Jacques-Emile Blanche (1861–1942)
Claude Debussy 1902
graphite on paper; 17.5 x 16.0 cm

Percy Grainger 1906
oil on canvas; 91.4 x 73.7 cm

Bower Studio, Durban
Percy Grainger and Ada Crossley in Durban 1904
silver gelatin print; 24.0 x 29.0 cm

Lucy Broadwood (1858–1929)
Letter from Lucy Broadwood to Percy Grainger 21 March 1925
manuscript on paper; 25.4 x 20.0 cm

E.T. Brown Ltd., Melbourne
Receipt for Grainger Museum building works 24 September 1938
printer’s ink, typescript and longhand on paper; 21.5 x 21.2 cm

Gordon Furlee Brown
Percy Grainger 1926
silver gelatin print; 38.0 x 29.0 cm

Buffet Crampon, Paris
Soprano saxophone early 20th century
brass, ebony mouthpiece; 70.5 x 9.0 x 9.0 cm

Rupert Bunny (1864–1947)
Percy Grainger c.1902
oil on canvas; 99.2 x 83.6 cm

Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898)
Diptych design for stained glass window,
St Peters Church, Vere Street 1885
photolithograph after original cartoon;
35.0 x 14.0 cm each

Champeau Studios, New York
Publicity photograph for Duo-Art reproducing pianos c.1925
silver gelatin print; 25.0 x 32.2 cm

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)
Percy Grainger undated
ink on paper; 52.0 x 36.0 cm

Burnett Cross (1914–96)
Close-up photograph of Ella Grainger’s eyes 1950
chromogenic print; 13.5 x 18.3 cm

Close-up photograph of Percy Grainger’s eyes 1950
chromogenic print; 20.4 x 25.5 cm

W. & G. Dean Pty. Ltd., Melbourne
Receipt for Grainger Museum building works c.1956
printer’s ink and longhand on paper;
14.5 x 10.0 cm

Jane Erin Emmet de Glehn (1873–1961)
Percy Grainger 1905
graphite and chalk on paper;
41.2 x 28.4 cm

Baron Adolf Edward Sigismund de Meyer (1868–1949)
Herman Sandby 1903 or 1904
platinum print, note to Grainger inscribed on mount; 43.4 x 33.4 cm

Invitation to Percy Grainger with accompanying envelope c.1906
ink on rice paper; invitation 60.5 x 18.5 cm, envelope 7.3 x 22.0 cm

Percy Grainger c.1903
platinum print mounted on paper, decoration drawn in graphite
on mount by de Meyer;
photograph 25.5 x 14.0 cm, paper mount 43.0 x 31.3 cm

Percy Grainger c.1906
platinum print mounted on paper, stylised signature drawn in graphite on mount by de Meyer; photograph 23.0 x 16.0 cm, paper mount 52.3 x 32.0 cm

Count Jean de Strelecki
Rose and Percy Grainger 1919
silver gelatin print; 24.2 x 19.5 cm

Jelka Delius (1868–1935)
Frederick Delius c.1925
oil on canvas; 91.8 x 79.0 cm

L. Döring, Leipzig
Fob watch and chain originally belonging to Edvard Grieg, given to Percy Grainger by Nina Grieg in 1907 undated
rose gold, steel, glass; 7.5 x 5.5 cm

Aimé Dupont
Antonia Morse, née Sawyer 1917
sepia-toned silver gelatin print on card, inscribed to Grainger in ink and dated
10 April 1917; 24.5 x 17.1 cm

Edison Company, United States
Edison Standard Phonograph undated
Used by Percy Grainger after 1903 to record folksongs by various artists on wax cylinders
wooden housing, with painted Edison logo and large (slightly dented) black painted bell; housing 26.5 x 37.0 x 23.0 cm, bell 36.5 x 17.0 cm diameter; wax cylinders; approx 12.0 x 7.5 cm diameter each

The English Folk Dance and Song Society
Membership card 1943
printer’s ink and manuscript on card; 5.0 x 7.5 cm
with compliments slip: printer’s ink on paper; 10.0 x 13.0 cm
envelope: printer’s ink and manuscript on paper; 12.0 x 14.6 cm

Fox Photos Agency, London
Dolmetsch Family and Assistants
24 November 1932
reproduction of original silver gelatin print, mounted on board; 100.0 x 140.0 cm

Edward Gersett, shoemaker, London
Shoes belonging to Rose Grainger c.1908
glacé kid leather; length 26.0 cm

Ella Viola Grainger (1889–1979)
G.M. Extensions in the Making
8 November 1938
silver gelatin print; 9.0 x 14.0 cm

John Harry Grainger (1855–1917)
A Running Fight 1894
watercolour on paper; 23.2 x 44.7 cm

Fisher Boats Returning to Banff, Scotland, Early Morning 1892
watercolour on paper, 20.2 x 35.5 cm

Letter from John Grainger to his father
14 January 1890
ink on paper; 20.5 x 25.5 cm (double sheet)

Orient S.S. ‘Oruba’ Leaving Plymouth for Australia, Nov 12, 1890 1891
watercolour on paper; 16.0 x 28.0 cm

Princes Bridge, Melbourne, Victoria: Foundation Stone Laid, September 7th 1886,
by Mrs J.C. Stewart, Mayoress
1886
heliotype; 33.0 x 42.5 cm

Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961)
Analysis of Bead Design undated
graphite on paper; 21.5 x 41.0 cm

Arnold Dolmetsch: Musical Confucius
Grainger Museum display legend c.1955
10 photographs, typescript, glass, wood;
91.5 x 116.5 cm

Bicycle Belonging to Artist July 1897
watercolour on paper; 19.6 x 26.2 cm

‘Blind Eye Score (Hill-Song II)’ undated
Large format music score used by Grainger as a visual aid whilst conducting
watercolour and crayon on paper;
39.3 x 61.2 cm

Blue exercise book containing the words to folksongs collected by Percy Grainger 1905–6
manuscript in commercial exercise book; 23.0 x 19.0 x 2.0 cm

‘British Folk-Music Settings no. 6. Irish Tune from County Derry’
New York: G. Schirmer, 1917
Published music cover design
printer’s ink on paper with annotations by Grainger in ink and graphite; 30.5 x 23.5 cm

Burg Koenigstein, Taunus June 1896
watercolour on paper; 9.2 x 11.1 cm

‘Colonial Song’: piano solo
Melbourne: Allan & Co., c.1921
MUS NL mba 786.2 G743
National Library of Australia

Colour Analysis of Bead Design 1909
watercolour and graphite on paper;
18.0 x 37.0 cm

‘Country Gardens’: English morris dance tune collected by Cecil J. Sharp and set for piano by Percy Aldridge Grainger (original version)
London: Schott, c.1919
MUS N mba 786.4054 G743
National Library of Australia

‘Country Gardens’: English morris dance tune collected by Cecil J. Sharp and set for piano by Percy Aldridge Grainger (simplified version)
Melbourne: Allan & Co., c.1930
MUS N mba 786.20994 C855
National Library of Australia

Decorative beadwork chest-piece made by Percy Grainger during his 1909 Australian and English tours
white, red, blue, black and yellow beads, cotton;
collar 6.0 cm; tassels 34.0 cm

Deemths 1942–44
Contains Grainger’s writings on racial issues
manuscript, typescript and newspaper clippings in commercially printed
spiral-bound notebook; 26.5 x 20.5 cm

Frankfurt diary 1898
manuscript in commercially produced excercise book;
21.6 x 17.2 cm

‘Harvest Hymn’: For Elastic Scoring
Melbourne: Allan & Co., c.1940
MUS N mbb 786.4956 G743
National Library of Australia

‘Hill-Songs I & II’ undated
Cover design for publication
watercolour and graphite on paper;
30.1 x 23.0 cm

‘Hill-Songs I & II’ undated
New York: G. Schirmer Inc.
Published music cover design
printer’s ink on card with amendments by Grainger in blue crayon; 30.7 x 23.5 cm

‘How I Became a Meat-Shunner’
December 1946
Article written for The American Vegetarian
newsprint; 51.0 x 36.0 cm

‘In a Nutshell’: Suite for Orchestra (conductor’s score)
Florida: Edwin F. Kalmus & Co., [19--]
MUS N m 784.21858 G743
National Library of Australia

‘Irish Tune from County Derry’
Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Bendigo: Allan & Co., 1921
Published music cover design
printer’s ink on paper with annotations by Grainger in ink and graphite;
31.0 x 24.5 cm

‘Kaffir Belt’, S. Africa (beadwork design)
16 February 1909
ink and graphite on paper; 26.0 x 20.5 cm

Kangaroo Pouch Method of Synchronising and Playing 8 Oscillators
(‘free music’ illustration) April 1952
ink and watercolour on paper; 28.0 x 43.5 cm

‘Klavier Concerto’ 1896
manuscript; 35.6 x 27.0 cm

Kurhaus at Bad Bruckenau, Oberfranken c.1898
watercolour on paper; 23.8 x 31.0 cm

Letter from Percy Grainger to Cyril Scott discussing his thoughts on sexuality
2 December 1947
typescript on paper; 28.0 x 21.1 cm

Letter to Mrs Rodgers at Arch Hill Studios, New York, discussing mannequins commissioned for the Grainger Museum
5 October 1951
typescript on paper; 28.0 x 22.0 cm

Letter to Mrs Rodgers at Arch Hill Studios, New York, discussing mannequins commissioned for the Grainger Museum 27 November 1951
typescript on paper; 28.0 x 22.0 cm

Letter to Virginia Morley and Livingston Gearhart, 1949 May 21
Manuscript Collection MS 9066
National Library of Australia

Looking Over Karlder Grosse Bridge Towards Sachsenhausen, from Frankfurt
June 1896
watercolour on paper; 21.3 x 24.1 cm

Love letter from Percy Grainger to Ella Grainger, with envelope
17 November 1931
manuscript on paper; letter 17.0 x 27.5, envelope 9.1 x 14.2 cm

Museum outlays 1938
Handwritten list of expenditure on setting up the museum
manuscript on paper; page one: 23 x 17.9 cm, pages two and three:
25.5 x 20.1 cm each

‘No. 5. Irish Tune from County Londonderry’ undated
two pages, printer’s ink on paper with editorial annotations by Grainger in ink and graphite; page one 33.0 x 18.0 cm, page two 28.5 x 18.0 cm

Oscillator Playing Tone-Tool 1st Experiment (‘free music’ illustration)
23 November 1951
ink and watercolour on paper; 14.2 x 25.7 cm

Oscillator Playing Tone-Tool 3rd Experiment (‘free music’ illustration)
24 November 1951
ink and watercolour on paper; 14.2 x 27.9 cm

Outlook from Room Where Selfbeating Took Place
10 February 1933
silver gelatin print; 12.6 x 9.0 cm

Percy Grainger 11 January 1942
silver gelatin print with technical photographic details annotated by Grainger; 16.2 x 9.0 cm

Photo-Skills Guide 1942
Handmade photograph album containing photographs of Percy and Ella Grainger, many of which are annotated by Grainger with dates and technical photographic details
silver gelatin prints adhered to card; 30.0 x 19.8 cm

Photographs of John H. Grainger
Grainger Museum display legend c.1955
six photographs, typescript, wood, glass; 96.5 x 68.5 cm

Photos of Rose Grainger and of 3 Short Accounts of Her Life by Herself, in Her Own Handwriting: Reproduced for her Kin and Friends by her Adoring Son Percy Grainger 1923
White Plains, NY: Grainger, 1923
National Library of Australia
NLq 920 G743

Roller desk device 1950s
Invented by Grainger to dispense with the need for a person turning the pages of a pianist’s musical score during performances
wood, card, wire, metal; 36.0 x 54.0 x 20.0 cm

Roman sandal design undated
ink and graphite on paper (Union Steamship Company of New Zealand letterhead); 20.2 x 12.5 cm

Rose Grainger c.1897
watercolour on paper; 17.8 x 24.0 cm

Rose Grainger undated
graphite on paper; 34.3 x 31.0 cm

Rose Grainger’s funeral bouquet, framed as keepsake by Percy Grainger c.1922
dried flowers, manuscript on paper, glass, wood; 24.0 x 15.3 cm

Sliding Pipe Free Music Invention June–July 1946
masonite, wire, string, tape; 68.0 x 78.0 cm

Still Life—Pot Plant January 1897
watercolour on paper; 24.0 x 17.9 cm

The Aims of the Grainger Museum
Grainger Museum display legend 1955
typescript, glass, wood; 106.5 x 33.0 cm

The Large Hof (Court) in Romer, Frankfurt 1896
watercolour on paper; 26.6 x 15.8 cm

‘Tiger, Tiger’: for unaccompanied men’s chorus or man’s high voice single (tenor solo) and men’s chorus
London: Schott, c.1912
MUS N mba 782.842 G743
National Library of Australia

‘To a Nordic Princess (Bridal Song)’ 1929
Published music cover design
printer’s ink on blue card; 26.0 x 19.5 cm

‘Tribute to Foster’
New York: G. Schirmer, 1932
published music score with cover design inspired by moccasins; 30.5 x 23.5 cm

‘Two musical relics of my mother’:
for two pianos; played by Rose Grainger and Percy Grainger
New York: G. Schirmer, c.1924
MUS N mba 786.4957 G743
National Library of Australia

‘Warriors’ December 1916
Full orchestral score with program notes pasted into front pages
manuscript and printed typescript on paper, bound with cloth-covered card;
55.0 x 36.0 cm

Whip fashioned by Percy Grainger from a variety of materials c.1940
leather plaited whip, cord, plaited catgut, newspaper, string; length 83.0 cm

Whip fashioned by Percy Grainger from a variety of materials undated
commercial drumstick, small leather whip, cord, linen thread; length 70.5 cm
R. Vaughan Williams (Greatness in Simplicity)
Grainger Museum display legend c.1955
photograph, typescript, glass, wood; 94.5 x 66.5 cm

Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961) and Ella Viola Grainger (1889–1979)
Diamond-patterned towelling leggings worn by Percy Grainger. Machine and handsewn using manufactured bath towel c.1934
cotton, plastic; 38.0 x 37.0 cm each

Diamond-patterned towelling waistcoat worn by Percy Grainger. Machine and handsewn using manufactured bath mat c.1934
cotton, wood, metal; 50.0 x 54.0 cm

Striped towelling shirt worn by Percy Grainger. Machine and handsewn using manufactured bath towel c.1934
cotton, plastic, metal; 48.0 x 72.0 cm

Striped towelling shorts worn by Percy Grainger. Machine and handsewn using manufactured Dri-Glo towel c.1934
cotton, metal; 53.0 x 69.0 cm

Rose Grainger (1861–1922)
Letter from Rose Grainger to Percy Grainger 29 April 1922
Rose Grainger’s last letter to her son, torn into very small pieces and later reconstructed by Percy Grainger
graphite on paper, ink notations, adhesive tape; 26.0 x 20.9 cm

Plaited lock of Rose Grainger’s hair;
approximately 40.0 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm

Greyhound, United States
Bus ticket 1953
printer’s ink on paper, annotations by Percy Grainger in graphite; 8.8 x 16.0 cm

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
‘Konzert fur Klavier’ Opus 16 in A Minor [18--]
published sheet music, heavily annotated by Percy Grainger; 33.5 x 26.5 cm

Mde. May Hammond, couturier, Belgravia
Evening gown belonging to Rose Grainger 1906
silk, tulle, velvet, beads, metal fastenings; 165.0 x 48.0 cm

Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874–1949)
Papers 1898–1951
Letter written to Fritz Hart by Percy Grainger on 3 August 1943 from the National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan
Manuscript Collection MS 2809/237
National Library of Australia

Hawaiian Bible
Ka Baibala hemolele: o ke Kauoha kahiko a me ke Kauoha hou: i unuhiia mailoko mai o na olelo kahiko: a hooponopono hou ia
Nu Yoka: Ua paiia no ko Amerika poe hoolaha Baibala, 1929
Inscribed: ‘Bought, Hawaiian Mission Soc., Honolulu, July 16, 1938’

Fred High
The Value of a Rational Diet
Chicago: F. High, c.1927
leaflet, printer’s ink on paper; 22.5 x 16.0 cm

M. Hirsch
Percy Grainger 1898
oil on board; 50.0 x 39.8 cm

E.O. Hoppé (1878–1972)
Ella Ström 1927
silver gelatin print; 26.0 x 19.5 cm

T. Humphrey & Co., Melbourne
Rose Grainger 1903
silver gelatin print; 48.5 x 35.0 cm

John Jenkins (1592–1678)
‘Fantasy for 5 viols, no.1 in D major’, arranged by Percy Grainger
Roneod [1934?]
MUS N mbb 785.7195 G743
National Library of Australia

Augustus John (1878–1961)
Portrait of Ella Grainger undated
continuous line drawing in graphite on paper; 25.0 x 20.5 cm

David Jones Ltd., Sydney
Receipt for Grainger Museum building works 20 September 1934
printer’s ink, typescript and longhand on paper; 21.5 x 13.3 cm

Gertrude Käsebier (1852–1934)
Baron Adolf de Meyer c.1903
silver gelatin print inscribed in ink by
de Meyer; 27.5 x 19.3 cm

William Louis Koehne
Rose Grainger (age 59) Wearing Indian Necklace Bought at Albuquerque, N.M., early May 1920
photogravure print; 22.0 x 30.0 cm

Knud Larsen (1865–1922)
Percy Grainger 1909
graphite and watercolour on paper;
28.5 x 20.5 cm

Preparatory sketch for portrait of Percy Grainger 1906
graphite on paper; 37.4 x 26.6 cm

Rose Grainger 1907
graphite on paper; 37.1 x 26.6 cm

Lebolt, Chicago
Tea caddy and set of four spoons
early 20th century
hand-wrought silver; caddy 11.0 x 9.0 cm diameter, spoons each 15.0 x 3.0 cm

Norman Lindsay (1879–1969)
She Arrives 1924
etching, engraving and stipple on paper; sheet 42.8 x 36.4 cm,
plate 23.6 x 22.5 cm

Eiríkr Magnússon (1833–1913) and William Morris (1834–1896)
The Story of Grettir the Strong,
translated from the Icelandic
London, New York: Longmans,
Green & Co., 1900

Arnold Henry Mason (1885–1963)
Ella Ström 1919
oil on canvas; 89.9 x 69.4 cm

Rowland H. Mayland and Son, New York
Metallophone c.1930
wood, steel, aluminium, nylon string;
83.0 x 174.0 x 110.5 cm

Margaret Mead (1901–1978)
From the South Seas: Studies of Adolescence and Sex in Primitive Societies
New York: Morrow, 1939

Meissen, Germany
Monkey Orchestra 18th century
Set of 11 figurines collected by Rose Grainger
porcelain; each approx. 15.0 cm high

Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938)
Heavy Laden (Japanese Girl with Child) undated
colour drypoint etching; 39.8 x 25.5 cm

Portrait of the Artist undated
drypoint etching on India-laid paper;
34.6 x 16.2 cm

Frederick Morse
Grainger: Pianist Composer 1920s
lithograph; 200.5 x 105.0 cm

Percy Grainger and Ella Viola Ström on their Wedding Day 9 August 1928
silver gelatin print; 25.2 x 19.8 cm

Percy Grainger ‘The Genius of the Piano’ 1920
promotional poster: silver gelatin print on linen-backed paper; 100.0 x 75.0 cm

Portrait of Composer, Percy Grainger (1882–1961) in 1925
gelatin silver photograph; 24.0 x 19.3 cm
Pictures Collection, PIC P1358
National Library of Australia

Rose and Percy Grainger, aged 60 and 39, on the Porch of their White Plains Home
17 July 1921
photogravure print; 22.0 x 30.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10571976-2
National Library of Australia

National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan
The Weekly Scherzo 15 August 1937
magazine; 23.0 x 15.5 cm

Hugh Neville-Smith
Letters and photographs from Percy and Ella Grainger, 1901–1948
bound volume
Manuscript Collection MS 9044
National Library of Australia

Attributed to Alice E. Norton (1865–1958)
Rossetti House 1902
watercolour on paper; 28.0 x 19.5 cm

Dr Kaare K. Nygaard (1903–1989)
Death Mask of Percy Grainger 1961
plaster painted to resemble bronze,
wooden base; head: 28.0 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm,
base: 14.0 x 14.0 x 6.0 cm

Percy Grainger c.1955
bronze; 79.0 x 32.0 x 29.0 cm

Percy Grainger’s Autopsy report
20 February 1961
typescript on paper; 28.0 x 21.8 cm

Paul and Hewitt, printers, Melbourne
Program for concert for the benefit of Percy Grainger, held at the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday 14 May 1895
printer’s ink on paper; 21.0 x 40.5 cm

Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
Portrait of Percy Grainger
sepia toned photograph; 10.4 x 14.3 cm
Pictures Collection, PIC P1376/E
National Library of Australia

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
‘Morceaux de fantasie pour piano’ c.1895
published sheet music with annotations
by Edith Meadows, Clara Schumann,
Ella Grainger and Percy Grainger;
35.4 x 27.0 cm

Mrs Riggs
Papers, 1915–1916
Three letters from Percy Grainger to
Mrs Riggs
Manuscript Collection MS 6901
National Library of Australia

William and Kathleen Rogers, Arch Studio, New York
Letter to Percy Grainger regarding mannequins commissioned for the Grainger Museum 28 April 1953
manuscript on paper; 21.7 x 13.8 cm

Life sized mannequin of Percy Grainger 1952
straw, synthetic mesh, papier-mâché;
170.0 x 60.0 cm

Invoice for mannequins 13 July 1952
typescript on paper; 26.5 x 19.5 cm

Bertrand Russell (1872–1970)
Why Men Fight: A Method of Abolishing the International Duel
New York: The Century Co., 1917

John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Percy Grainger c.1905
charcoal; 53.1 x 45.2 cm
Gift of Percy Grainger, 1956
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
3319-4

Cecil Sharp (1859–1924)
Letter from Cecil Sharp to Percy Grainger 1924
manuscript on paper; 25.3 x 20.2 cm

Lady Leonora Speyer (1872–1956)
Printed invitation to meet Edvard & Nina Grieg 21 May 1906
invitation: printer’s ink and manuscript on paper; 10.0 x 13.1 cm
letter: manuscript on paper; 15.2 x 12.0 cm

Mickey Spillane (b.1918)
One Lonely Night
New York: New American Library, 1951

Margaret Sutherland (1897–1984)
Papers, 1920–1950
The Strange Story of Percy Grainger
Manuscript Collection MS 2967 Box 1
National Library of Australia

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909)
Ballads of the English Border
London: Heinemann, 1925

Tiffany & Co., New York
Visiting card case belonging to
Percy Grainger undated
nickel silver;
4.0 x 8.6 x 0.7 cm

Edward Tregear (1846–1931)
The Maori Race
Wanganui: A.D. Willis, 1904

True Thrills Vol.1, No. 4, 1942
USA: Country Press Inc.
pulp fiction magazine; 28.5 x 21.7 cm

Unknown maker
Brown plaited leather belt worn by Percy Grainger with his towelling outfit 1930s
leather, metal; 109.0 x approx 4.0 cm

Cape Verd
Model yacht bought for Percy Grainger at the boat-house, Albert Park Lagoon, Melbourne in 1894 or 1895
wood, paint; 16.8 x 58.0 x 12.5 cm

Cast of Percy Grainger’s hands undated
plaster, gold paint; left hand 6.0 x 15.5 x 20.5, right hand 6.5 x 10.0 x 21.0 cm

Child’s writing box belonging to Percy Grainger late 19th century
wood, slate; 9.0 x 29.0 x 22.0 cm

Coffer 17th century
with late 19th century additions
oak; 98.2 x 97.0 x 47.0 cm

Display cabinet bought by Percy Grainger for the Grainger Museum 1930s
glass, copper, wood;
180.0 x 100.0 x 50.0 cm

Fob watch and chain given to Percy Grainger by Baron de Meyer undated
gold, steel, glass; 7.3 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm

Guitar c.1800
wooden guitar, featuring substantial 1830s–40s modifications by the Panormo workshop, London; 91.0 x 28.0 x 8.0 cm

Percy Grainger’s christening cup undated
gold plate, silver; 7.8 x 6.7 cm diameter

Private Matters: Do Not Open Until 10 (ten) Years After My Death 1955 and 1956
Contained material relating to Percy Grainger’s sexuality
ink on paper envelope, tape; 25.1 x 32.0 cm

Tan loafers worn by Percy Grainger with his towelling outfit 1930s
leather, metal; 9.0 x 28.0 x 9.5 cm

Whip belonging to Percy Grainger undated
plaited rawhide, leather, metal; length 84.0 cm

Unknown maker (English)
Box stretcher chair 1630–60
fumed oak; 95.0 x 46.0 x 35.0 cm

Wellington chest c.1850
inlaid wood, brass drawer handles;
122.0 x 57.0 x 39.0 cm

Unknown maker (Japanese)
Tsuba undated
Japanese sword hilt used as a brooch by Rose Grainger. Given to her by Lotta Hough
iron, gold, applied pin; approx. 7.0 cm diameter

Tsuba undated
Japanese sword hilt used as a brooch by Rose Grainger. Given to her by Lotta Hough
iron; approx 7.0 cm diameter

Unknown maker (Melanesian)
Beadwork armband collected by Percy Grainger c.1909
blue and white beads, fibre; 8.0 x 30.5 cm

Beadwork armband collected by Percy Grainger c.1909
red and white beads, fibre; 6.0 x 27.0 cm

Unknown maker (Native American)
Gauntlets collected by Percy Grainger c.1915–17
red, blue, white, yellow, pink, green and orange beads, animal skin, cotton, velvet, white beads;
length 39.0 cm, fringe 9.0 cm

Moccasins collected by Percy Grainger
(his original museum label read: ‘Originals from which cover design of Tribute to Foster was copied by P.G.’) c.1915–17
animal skin, cotton, red, pink, mauve and blue quill-work; 8.0 x 23.5 cm each

Round beaded handbag collected by Percy Grainger c.1915–17
red, blue, white and yellow beads, animal skin; diameter 11.5 cm, handle 25.0 cm, loops approx. 7.0 cm

Two beadwork panels collected by Percy Grainger c.1915–17
white, red, blue, green and yellow beads, silk, wool, paper backing;
14.0 x 11.0 cm each

Unknown maker (Navaho, United States)
Necklace belonging to Rose Grainger early 20th century
silver alloy; 15.0 cm diameter

Unknown maker (Norwegian, possibly Björn Vik)
Hardanger fiddle 19th century
wood, four melody strings, five sympathetic strings, traditional dragon head finial and designs; 61.0 x 21.0 x 10.0 cm

Unknown maker (Pueblo Indian, Arizona/New Mexico region)
Pot c.1900
earthenware, painted geometric design; 27.0 x 32.0 cm diameter

Unknown photographer
Edvard Grieg c.1905
silver gelatin print; 28.5 x 19.0 cm

Female Nude c.1925
Purchased by Percy Grainger in April 1927 at Levende Billeuggervaeker Pictures, Fagfotos, San Francisco
silver gelatin print, slight sepia-tone; 25.5 x 17.9 cm

Female Nude c.1925
Purchased by Percy Grainger in April 1927 at Levende Billeuggervaeker Pictures, Fagfotos, San Francisco
silver gelatin print, slight sepia-tone; 25.5 x 17.7 cm

Grainger Museum undated
silver gelatin print; 11.3 x 15.2 cm

Grainger Museum Interior c.1938
sepia-toned silver gelatin print; 12.0 x 16.2 cm

Great Musical Composers undated
albumen prints; 83.0 x 95.0 cm

Interior of Percy Grainger’s house at 7 Cromwell Place, White Plains undated
silver gelatin print; 19.7 x 24.5 cm

Interior of Percy Grainger’s house at 7 Cromwell Place, White Plains undated
silver gelatin print; 20.1 x 23.9 cm

Lilith Lowrey undated
silver gelatin print mounted on dark grey board; 28.3 x 22.5 cm

Percy and Ella Grainger 1936
silver gelatin print; 34.8 x 25.5 cm

Percy and Ella Grainger inside the Grainger Museum 13 December 1938
silver gelatin print; 9.6 x 7.5 cm

Percy Grainger 1886
silver gelatin print; 34.0 x 26.0 cm

Percy Grainger c.1886
two silver gelatin prints in wooden frame; 33.5 x 50.0 cm

Percy Grainger 1909
two sepia-toned silver gelatin prints; 17.3 x 25.3 cm

Percy Grainger 1936
silver gelatin print; 34.8 x 27.3 cm

Percy Grainger 1936
silver gelatin print; 34.8 x 24.5 cm

Percy Grainger conducting the student orchestra in the Bowl at the National Music Camp, Interlochen c.1942
silver gelatin print; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Percy Grainger, Fort Hamilton, New York 1917
silver gelatin print; 25.4 x 20.0 cm

Percy Grainger with one of his students at the National Music Camp, Interlochen c.1942
silver gelatin print; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Percy Grainger with small child at the National Music Camp, Interlochen c.1942
silver gelatin print; 25.3 x 20.2 cm

The Grainger Museum under construction 2 November 1938
sepia-toned silver gelatin print; 8.5 x 14.5 cm

Unknown printer
Visiting card printed with Percy Grainger’s address in King’s Road, Sloane Square; and the message: ‘Mr Percy Grainger will be returning to London’
[between 1908 and 1914]
printer’s ink on card; 9.0 x 14.0 cm

Unknown tailor
Evening concert suit belonging to
Percy Grainger c.1910
wool, silk, cotton; tailcoat 101.0 x 43.0 cm, trousers 116.0 x 35.0 cm

Vail & Co., London
Publicity poster for a Percy Grainger recital at the Aeolian Hall, London 13 June 1907
printer’s ink on paper; 75.0 x 49.0 cm

Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
Leaves of Grass
New York: M. Kennerley, c.1897
Inscribed: ‘Transferred to the dear Graingers, in deep appreciation, from their friend Edith Simonds, April 1915, New York’

Francis Derwent Wood (1871–1926)
Cyril Scott c.1903
bronze; 67.3 x 44.0 x 22.8 cm

Wurlitzer, Knoxville, United States
Butterfly Piano 1940s
Small semi-circular piano adjusted by Grainger and tuned to sixth tones for use in his ‘free music’ experiments
wood, ivory, paint, steel / iron frame, nails, screws; 77.0 x 76.0 x 72.0 cm

Label for the Butterfly Piano, handwritten by Percy Granger in 1952
ink on cardboard; 6.5 x 18.5 cm

E.L. Yencken & Co., Melbourne
Receipt for Grainger Museum building works 22 November 1938
printer’s ink and longhand on paper; 22.0 x 17.0 cm

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