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Kangaroo brooch

Kangaroo brooch
 (c. 1900)

Medium
gold, shell, diamond, platinum
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dimity Reed through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
gold, shell, diamond, platinum
Measurements
7.5 × 5.3 × 1.6 cm (variable)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
punched (vertically) in rear c.r.: PLAT 15 / McBEAN (. under c)
punched in pin u.c.: 9C
Accession Number
2017.225
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dimity Reed through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia

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