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Sovereign purse
1905-1906
Medium
silver, silk (moiré)
Measurements
12.8 × 8.0 × 1.8 cm (closed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Frank Steuart, 1979
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(Birmingham), England
Inscription
punched (vertically) in front of purse c.l.: f / (lion passant) / (anchor) / V / C&S
punched (vertically) in rear of purse c.l.: f / (lion passant) / C&S
Accession Number
D83-1979
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
Suspended on chain and ring and stamped on front with design derived from Reynold's "Heads of Angels".