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Skewer

MICHAEL KEATING, Dublin
Skewer
 1787

Medium
silver

Measurements
0.3 × 2.3 × 29.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Dublin, Ireland

Inscription
punched (inverted) in handle l.c.: M·K / (Hibernia mark) / (crowned harp) / P

Accession Number
1443-D3

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
Crested, letter P, George III, Dublin make.

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