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Phebe Howitt, medallion and box
(1853)

Medium
silver electroplate, leather, silk, satin, velvet, brass
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

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)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Marie Therese McVeigh Bequest, 2007
Gallery location
Not on display