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[Silver tea and coffee service] Presented to Edward H. Hargraves Esq. the discoverer of the Gold fie...

[Silver tea and coffee service] Presented to Edward H. Hargraves Esq. the discoverer of the Gold fie...

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[Silver tea and coffee service] Presented to Edward H. Hargraves Esq. the discoverer of the Gold fields of Australia, by the inhabitants of Bathurst ... , 1853

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Full title

[Silver tea and coffee service] Presented to Edward H. Hargraves Esq. the discoverer of the Gold fields of Australia, by the inhabitants of Bathurst ... , 1853

Date

1853

Call Numbers

R 675 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 18

Record Identifier

9qoQzA01

Reference Code

442318

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

1 tea and coffee set (teapot, coffeepot, sugar bowl, and milk jug) - silver, the two pots have an ivory trim on the handles.

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

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Out of copyright

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Issue Copy

Digitised : This item has been preserved and digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2005.

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Alternative Titles

Full title

[Silver tea and coffee service] Presented to Edward H. Hargraves Esq. the discoverer of the Gold fields of Australia, by the inhabitants of Bathurst ... , 1853

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 824135...

Signature / Inscriptions

Teapot is inscribed as titled

Contextual Information

Source

Presented by Mrs V. A. Stendrup, great grand-daughter of Edward Hargraves, 1976.

Administrative / Biographical history

Edward Hargraves (1816-1891) was a gold promoter credited with discovering the first payable goldfields in Bathurst, leading to Australia's first gold rush. Although he received all the public recognition and reward, it was in fact his companions, John Lister and brothers William, James and Henry Tom, who found the payable gold - a fact that was be...

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

R 675 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 18

Record Identifier

9qoQzA01

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQzA01

Other Identifiers

Reference code

442318

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