Discover the historic ledger of Melbourne frame maker John Thallon
Detail of Thallon’s ledger, including entries for the artist John Longstaff. The entry on Nov 10 has been identified as the frame for Longstaff’s Mrs John H. Connell, 1900, NGV. John Thallon was Melbourne’s preeminent picture framer for artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through the work of the National