Phebe Howitt, medallion and box
(1853)
Medium
silver electroplate, leather, silk, satin, velvet, brass
Measurements
(1) 0.9 × 7.9 cm diameter (medallion)
(2) 1.5 × 22.4 × 10.9 cm (open) (box) 2.3 × 11.2 × 10.9 cm (closed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Marie Therese McVeigh Bequest, 2007
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
(2) inscribed in pen and brown ink on paper label on reverse c.: Medallion of / Mrs (dot under rs) Howitt. / of Melbourne / by Thomas Woolner / When he went to / Australia at the / age of about 25.
Accession Number
2007.121.1-2
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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