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Casket

Casket
 (c. 1868)

Medium
silver, silver-gilt, emu egg, Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
Measurements
27.3 × 22.0 × 15.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
engraved in plaque on base l.c.: PRESENTED / WITH 400 SOVEREIGNS / TO JOHN Mc(..under c)INTYRE. ESQR J. P. / LATE MAYOR OF SANDHURST. / BY HIS FRIENDS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY STERLING QUALITIES, & / OF THE ZEAL & ABILITY DISPLAYED BY HIM, AS CHIEF MAGISTRATE / for so many years, also in appreciation of his efforts in / FURTHERING THE WELFARE OF THIS TOWN & DISTRICT. / SANDHURST. 19TH AGUT(.. under T) 1868
punched in outside rim of silver base in rear l.c.: (emu) W • E (kangaroo)
Accession Number
D84-1981
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of J. McIntyre, 1981
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display