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Challenge cup

Challenge cup
(c. 1880)

Medium
silver, silver-gilt

Measurements
19.4 × 9.7 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, 1986

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Adelaide, South Australia

Inscription
punched in right side in outside of upper rim: HST (lion passant) (queen's head)
punched in left side in outside rim of base: HST (castle) (queen's head) (lion passant)
engraved in front c.: Challenge Cup / PRESENTED BY THE / STURT BRIGHTON, AND / GLENELG PLOUGHING / MATCH COMMITTEE TO / Edward Yates / 12th.. Augt.. 1880

Accession Number
D21-1986

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

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