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C. E. Firnhaber
Trophy (c. 1863)
silver, emu egg, silk
(a-b) 27.8 × 9.2 cm diameter (overall)
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, 1981
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Trophy
(c. 1863)
Medium
silver, emu egg, silk
Measurements
(a-b) 27.8 × 9.2 cm diameter (overall)
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, 1981
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Adelaide, South Australia
Inscription
(a) punched in outside rim of base: (lion passant) (...illeg.) (...illeg.) C E F
engraved in plaque in rear c.: Presented by the Officers & Brothers / OF THE / UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS / to Provincial Secretary / Llandaff Brisbane Mathews / 1st.. Past Provincial President / of the Order in / SOUTH AUSTRALIA / as a token of apreciation / of / the very able manner / in which he has performed / his duties, and for the / great interest he has / shown for the general / welfare of the Order / Adelaide. / 16th.. July / 1863
Accession Number
D106.a-b-1981
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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