Gold brooch with digger's tools and nugget
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- Type
- Brooches
- Date
- 1885 - 1895
- Place
- Australia
- Materials
- Gold, Metal - non specific
- Collection
- Trevor Kennedy collection
- Accession number
- 2020.0002.0029
Description
An 18ct gold mining brooch featuring two spades, one of which is square while the other is pointed. In the centre of the brooch is a gold pan with a gold nugget attached to the middle. Hanging from the bottom of the pan is a bucket. Attached to the back of the brooch is a safety chain.
This brooch is a product of the nineteenth century gold rushes in Australia. Goldfields jewellery featuring stylised mining tools and nuggets was made as a memento and display of a miner's success.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 4:58:28 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-11-18. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.