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Billy, King of Myrtle Creek [Brass breastplate]
Billy, King of Myrtle Creek [Brass breastplate]
About this item
Full title
Date
Between 1816 & 1930
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 5
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Objects - 9 x 24 cm. - The plate is not flat, having undulations across its surface. A flourish is engraved between the lines of the inscription. A 23 cm. length of seven-ply brass wire is tied through the hole at each apex. - 1 crescent-shaped brass breastplate, engraved, with hole at each apex
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright
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Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Billy, King of Myrtle Creek [Brass breastplate]
Notes
General note
Digital order no:a928644
Signature / Inscriptions
Billy. / King of Myrtle Creek. -- engraved on front
Date note
Undated, however breastplates were conferred from 1816 until as late as 1930
Conservation note
Condition note: Tarnished, and corroded through in two places and along lower edge. Front and reverse surfaces oxidised, pitted; areas of discolouration and verdigris.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by J. C. James, Sec. of the Aust. Journalists' Assoc., May 1951
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 5
Record Identifier
1l4dBNN1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dBNN1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
446993
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