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Salver
(c. 1911)
Medium
15ct gold
Measurements
3.0 × 21.0 × 21.4 cm
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
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
engraved in front c.: MM (monogram)
punched (inverted) (diagonally) in base c.: 15CT.. H.BROS
engraved in base c.: A Gift from Citizens of Sydney / to / Madame Melba. / to record the gratitude they feel for her / patriotic services in the advancement of / Australian Musical Culture. / Presented by / the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor / Sir Allen Taylor / at the Town Hall Sydney. December 1911.
Accession Number
D68-1987
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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