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Governor Lachlan Macquarie English hallmarked sterling silver…
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Sydney
Date:
25-Feb-2016
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Governor Lachlan Macquarie English hallmarked sterling silver wine coaster engraved with the Macquarie coat of arms 'Turris Fortis', having round bellied bodies, with applied gadroon borders, hand-chased swirl-fluted decoration & a wood-turned base. Sheffield, 1807, maker John Parsons & Co. Originally produced as a pair, and brought to Australia as part of Macquarie's household effects, further description of its partner is on the Powerhouse Museum link: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=172202. As Harrison Jones notes: 'This Object Is a Tangible Link to the Personal Life and History of One of the Most Important Figures in Australian History', this was a personal possession of the man who proscribed Sydney's streets, and is noted as 'The Father of Australia. Diameter 14.5 Cm
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Category:
Unclassified