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Casket

William EDWARDS
Casket
 (c. 1865)

Medium
silver, emu egg, plush, glass, nacre, steel

Measurements
(a-h) 22.6 × 17.6 × 9.6 cm (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, 1986

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
(a) punched in outside rim of silver base l.c.: (kangaroo) W • E (emu)

Accession Number
D13.a-h-1986

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

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