Cartier hairpin box belonging to Nellie Melba, 1918
Cartier hairpin box belonging to Nellie Melba, 1918
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1918
Call Numbers
R 69 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 22
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 hairpin box - Approximately 9 cm x 2 cm diameter - gold and enamel, cylindrical with flip-top lid, ornamented with diamonds and jade
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Cartier hairpin box belonging to Nellie Melba, 1918
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 888100
Signature / Inscriptions
Inscribed "Cartier" and "NM Feb 15 1918 New York" in a circular design on the base
Attributions / Conjectures
"We have tried to connect the date engraved on the case, February 15, 1918, with some event in Melba's career, but have been unsuccesful" -- Mitchell Librarian's letter of acknowledgement to donor, 20 April 1953
"She was also appointed to The Order of the British Empire, Dames Commander, on 15 March 1918 for giving fund-raising concerts to a...
Object History
Donor's letter of offer (undated, received 1953) states the hairpin box was "presented to me by my friend the late Dame Nellie Melba"
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs Corona Feakes, 1953
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 69 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 22
Record Identifier
n88EVQdn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88EVQdn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
872756
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