Gold and polished quartz brooch
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- Type
- Brooches
- Date
- 1851 - 1899
- Place
- Australia
- Materials
- Gold, Metal - non specific, Quartz
- Collection
- Trevor Kennedy collection
- Accession number
- 2020.0002.0229
Description
A gold bow shaped brooch inset with curved pieces of white and gold quartz. The centre of the brooch features gold leaves with birds above and below. There are also three gold leaves attached to either end. The back features a safety chain and a silver sewing pin with a grey head.
This brooch contains a quartz gold-bearing nugget from the nineteenth century gold rushes in Australia. Goldfields jewellery was made as a memento and display of a miner's success. Some incorporated naturally-formed nuggets and quartz fashioned into elaborate designs that emphasised the quality of the materials.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:16:10 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-11-18. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.