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The Geelong Gold Cup
1879
Medium
15 ct gold
Measurements
(a-b) 35.2 × 17.0 × 10.4 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The O'Loughlin Gift: a memorial to Martin Loughlin (1833-94), miner, sportsman and philanthropist. Gift of three of his great-nieces, 1994
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Geelong, Victoria
Inscription
(a) engraved in front c.: Geelong / 1879.
engraved in rear c.: Won by / Mr (r underlined / ..) M. Loughlin's / LORD HARRY.
punched in top of base in rear c.: E. FISCHER GEELONG
Accession Number
D41.a-b-1994
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
Two handled cup and cover, gold. Trophy is 'a claret jug, made in the form of a Tuscan vase'. Circular cover is shaped and domed and surmounted by the figure of a horse and jockey.