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No title (Two Koori women)

No title (Two Koori women)
 (c. 1847)

Medium
daguerreotype, brass, glass, gold, velvet
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2004
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
daguerreotype, brass, glass, gold, velvet
Measurements
6.7 × 5.4 cm (image) 9.2 × 8.1 × 2.0 cm (closed) 18.2 × 8.1 × 1.0 cm (open)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2004.603
Department
Australian Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2004
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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