[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 fie...
[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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Author / Creator
Date
1853
Call Numbers
R 675 , Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 54
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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.
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Digitised : This item has been preserved and digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2005.
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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
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
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.
Exhibited in
- Stories in silver
- Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection
- Australian Journey Gallery
State Library of New South Wales
State Library of New South Wales (July-Dec 2005)
National Museum of Australia
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. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 54
Record Identifier
9qoQzA01
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Reference code
442318
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