Captain Creese's Inlaid Cedar Frame
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An Australian carved cedar and specimen wood inlaid frame by Captain Joseph Creese, circa 1856-1940 89 x 71 cm (frame). Other Notes: Captain Joseph Creese was one of the last keepers of the Derwent lighthouse, also known as the iron pot lighthouse., during his time as a lighthouse keeper Captain Creese was known to have made a number of these frames and probably including the present example. Typical of the style of the pieces he created the work shows a talent for the laborious task of stippling and inlaying various timbers.
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