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Ten surprise boxes: Christmas carols: I saw three ships

Ten surprise boxes: Christmas carols: I saw three ships
 1977

Medium
silver, silver-gilt, enamel
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Philip Gruchy, 1989
© Carole Devlin
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silver, silver-gilt, enamel
Measurements
(m-n) 7.3 × 4.0 × 4.0 cm (overall)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(m) punched in base c.: MADE IN / ENGLAND / SD (monogram) (lion passant) (leopard's head) C / 121
(n) punched inside u.c.: (lion passant) C
printed on front cover of accompanying book c.: Stuart Devlin (Devlin underlined)
inscribed in pen and ink on page 1 of accompanying book c.: 121
printed in gold (vertically) on paper label on outside of lid of accompanying box c.: Stuart Devlin (Devlin underlined) / LONDON ENGLAND.
Accession Number
D14.m-n-1989
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Philip Gruchy, 1989
© Carole Devlin
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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