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Gold fabric jewellery bag for Motilal R. Minda jeweller, 1993 - 2002

 Item — Box: PCLTRE 775 Box 12
Identifier(s): H2018.500/1

Scope and contents

Consists of small gold fabric jewellery bag printed with flowers and leaves. Jeweller printed in ink on front of bag partly illegible: Motilal R. Minda / Jewellers. Information from the jeweller Peter Eccles indicates this piece which consists of a fabric bag, 2 pieces of jewellery including a fox pin (H2018.500/2) and a fox brooch (H2018.500/3) may have been purchased by Vali Myers from the shop the 'French Jewel Box' in the Block Arcade Melbourne. The jeweller Motilal R. Minda operates in Udaipur Rajasthan, India.

Dates

  • 1993 - 2002

Extent

1 piece of realia : gold and cream fabric, metal press stud clip ; 8.5 x 9.5 x 1 cm

Processing information

Jewellery (H2018.500/2-3) originally housed within gold fabric bag, now seperated and rehoused and described individually.

  • Box: PCLTRE 775 Box 12 (Realia)

Repository details

Part of the Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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