Summary
Alternative Name(s): Gold Pan
Metal panning dish made circa 1850-1910 and used in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia until approximately 1910.
Panning dishes were used for washing fine gold from river sediments or from the residue trapped in craddles and puddling tubs. They were also used on the edge of waterways to obtain gold from alluvial soil or crushed quartz.
Physical Description
Circular dull metal panning dish which has a wide top lip which tapers down to a smaller diameter for the base which is flat. The top lip has been finished off by rolling it outwards over itself. The pan has been made from iron metal which has a coating of another metal with a matte grey surface.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Suzanne Hunt, 27 Sep 1989
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Exhibition Collection Management
130 mm (Height), 560 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Overall Dimensions
55 cm (Length), 12.5 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
140 mm (Height), 565 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: maximum measurements
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