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Set of six teaspoons

Set of six teaspoons
(1953)

Medium
sterling silver

Measurements
(a) 1.4 × 1.9 × 8.4 cm (Qualop Bell)
(b) 1.3 × 1.9 × 8.6 cm (Geraldton Wax)
(c) 1.3 × 1.8 × 8.6 cm (Leschenaulta)
(d) 1.4 × 1.9 × 8.4 cm (Banksia)
(e) 1.3 × 1.8 × 8.4 cm (Gum Nut)
(f) 1.4 × 1.9 × 8.4 cm (Monkey Orchid)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr J. S. Fitzgerald, 1986

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Perth, Western Australia

Inscription
(a-b) punched (vertically) in shaft in rear c.: (gumnut) ST. SILVER JAL
(c-f) punched (vertically) in shaft in rear c.: JAL ST. SILVER (gumnut)
printed on paper label inside lid of accompanying box c.: J. A. B. LINTON / Silversmith / PERTH
printed on paper label accompanying original box c.: FINE HAND MADE SILVER / Linton / PERTH WEST AUSTRALIA

Accession Number
D42.a-f-1986

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

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Physical description
(a) Thin stem, forming rat's tail with hammered bowl rising to form finial with Qualap bell motif. (b) Thin stem, forming rat's tail with hammered bowl rising to form finial with Geraldton wax motif. (c) Thin stem, forming rat's tail with hammered bowl rising to form finial with Leschenaulta motif. (d) Thin stem, forming rat's tail with hammered bowl rising to form finial with banksia motif. (e) Thin stem, forming rat's tail with hammered bowl rising to form finial with gum nut motif. (f) Thin stem, forming rat's tail with hammered bowl rising to form finial with gum nut motif.