Medium
silver, silver-gilt
Measurements
37.2 × 27.7 × 20.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of the descendants of Thomas Kirwan Donaldson, 2002
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
punched in top of lid c.: (crown) / ISH (queen's head) (lion passant)
punched (diagonally) on inside of lid c.: R · H
punched (vertically) on inside of lid c.: (lion passant) a
punched in rear in outside of upper rim u.l.: R · H (lion passant) (leopard's head) a (queen's head)
Accession Number
2002.301
Department
International Decorative Arts
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