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Pair of earrings

Pair of earrings
 (c. 1875)

Medium
gold, shell cameos
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Phyllis Montague
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
gold, shell cameos
Measurements
(a) 6.2 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
(b) 6.4 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
stamped in gold (inverted) inside box u.c.: DENIS BROTHERS / WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS / MELBOURNE.
stamped in gold (inverted) inside lid of box c.: BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT / (English coat-of-arms) / TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR / DENIS BROTHERS / CHRONOMETER & WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS. / MELBOURNE
Accession Number
D32.a-b-1993
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Phyllis Montague
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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