Belt pouch made by Bronwyn Goss
Object No. 88/1048
Belt pouch, 24 carat fire-gilding with patina, brass, Bronwyn Goss, Perth, Western Australia, 1988
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Summary
Physical Description
Belt pouch, brass, gilding metal, 24 carat fire-gilding with patina, Bronwyn Goss, Perth, Western Australia, 1988. Chain mail belt pouch of brass and gilding metal, 24 carat gold fire gilding and patina. Conical form, suspended from a thick gilded ring (uneven diameter, approximately 50mm), and attached to a belt hook. Front of the pouch profusely decorated with short lengths of wire with 'knobbed' ends, which have been twisted and woven into the links. The uppermost wires show traces of gilding; the whole object dark brown/black patinated.
DIMENSIONS
Height
235 mm
Width
50 mm
Depth
40 mm
HISTORY
Notes
Exhibited in 1988 at the Contemporary Jewellery Gallery, Sydney.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased with funds donated by Yasuko Myer, 1988
Acquisition Date
24 November 1988
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