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Pair of ewers
(c. 1870)
Medium
sterling silver, emu eggs, ebonised wood
Measurements
(a) 31.5 × 11.5 cm diameter
(b) 31.7 × 12.0 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Altmann Collection of Australian Silver. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by John and Jan Altmann, Founder Benefactors, 1979
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
a) engraved in left side in outside rim of silver base c.: DENIS BROS.
punched in left side in outside rim of silver base c.: STG. SILVER (lion passant)
(b) engraved in outside rim of silver base c.: DENIS BROS.
punched in outside rim of silver base c.: STG. SILVER (lion passant)
Accession Number
D57.a-b-1979
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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