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Card case

B. H. JOSEPH & CO., Birmingham (manufacturer), LOWE & SONS, Chester (retailer)
Card case
 1886-1887

Medium
silver

Measurements
1.0 × 7.4 × 10.1 cm (closed)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Captain P. K. Wieting, 1976

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Birmingham, England

Inscription
punched in outside of upper rim c.: B.H.J (queen's head) (lion passant)
punched (vertically) in outside of upper rim c.: (wheat sheave) (sword) (wheat sheave) / (wheat sheave) / C

Accession Number
D87-1976

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
Machine engraved case for visiting cards, decorated stylised scrolling foliage.

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