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The La Trobe testimonial candelabrum centrepiece
(1854-1855)
Medium
silver, glass
Measurements
(a-h) 81.2 × 50.9 × 52.1 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Hugh M. Morgan, Governor, 1986
© Public Domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) engraved in front of base c.: PRESENTED / TO HIS EXCELLENCY / Charles Joseph La Trobe, Esqr (. under r) / TxHE FIRST LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF / Victoria, / IN CONSIDERATION OF THE HIGH ESTEEM / IN WHICH HE IS HELD / by his fellow Collonists, / and of the signal success which / UNDER DIVINE PROVIDENCE / has attended his administration of the / Government of the Colony, / during fourteen Years.
punched (vertically) in outside of front centre nozzle:
punched in outside of front centre nozzle
punched in outside of front left nozzle:
punched in outside of rear left nozzle:
punched in outside of rear centre nozzle:
punched in outside of rear right nozzle:
punched in outside of front right nozzle:
punched in outside of centre bowl holder c.:
puched (vertically) above upper base c.:
punched above base l.l.:
punched (vertically) in left side of rear:
punched in left side of rear:
punched (verticallly) in rear on shield of figure c.:
punched above lower base in rear l.c.:
punched (vertically) in right side of rear above upper base c.:
punched above lower base in rear l.r.:
Accession Number
D102.a-h-1986
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Formed as three figures emblematic of an Aborigine, gold miner and shepherd, stand beneath large triple fan.