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Ten Surprise boxes: Christmas carols: Away in a manger

Ten Surprise boxes: Christmas carols: Away in a manger
 1980

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
(s-t) 6.9 × 4.7 cm diameter (overall)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(s) punched in base c.: SD (monogram) (lion passant) (leopard's head) F / 121
(t) punched inside u.c.: (lion passant) F
printed on front cover of accompanying book c.: Stuart Devlin
inscribed in pen and ink on page 1 of accompanying book c.: 121
embossed in gold (vertically) on outside of lid of original box l.l.: Stuart Devlin / LONDON
two boxes stamped: Stuart Devlin
Accession Number
D14.s-t-1989
Department
Contemporary Art
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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