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Pair of earrings
(c. 1875)

Medium
gold, shell cameos

Measurements
(a) 6.2 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
(b) 6.4 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Phyllis Montague

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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