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Loving cup

Loving cup
(c. 1911)

Medium
18ct gold

Measurements
(a-b) 17.8 × 19.4 × 19.3 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Pamela, Lady Vestey, Founder Benefactor, in memory of George and Evelyn Armstrong, 1987

Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
a) punched in outside rim of base l.l.: NEWMAN 18CT
engraved in rear c.: To / Madame Melba / from admiring friends / in gratitude for her great work / in the cause of Musical Art / in Melbourne / 1911.
(b) engraved in front c.: MM (monogram)

Accession Number
D66.a-b-1987

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

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