Summary
Classic Australian 9 carat goldfield's miner's brooch, made circa 1890, possibly in Victoria.
Brooch represents typical 19th century gold mining tools and several nuggets.
Unfortunately, as with many items of colonial jewellery, the brooch carries no maker's mark, only a gold standard mark. However, the brooch presented the gold miner with an item to display the success of his work in the field, to be worn by either gender.
Physical Description
Gold brooch consisting of a pointed shovel with a small nugget attached, a pick with nugget attached to one end, a length of rope twisted along the shovel shaft and around a larger nugget to the centre of the shovel shaft, tying the shovel and pick together, finishing with a bucket attached to one end of the rope.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Home & Community, Engineering, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Acknowledgement
Collection created by Trevor Hancock and Mark Dale.
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Place & Date Made
Victoria, Australia, circa 1890
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Inscriptions
Marks: 9CT
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Type of item
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Object Dimensions
46 mm (Width), 9 mm (Depth), 14 mm (Height), 3.165 g (Weight)
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