• Title
  Patrick White - silver cutlery set, 1912
• Creator
  Patrick White, 1912-1990
• Call number
  R 952
  Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 56. Applies to R 952/Items 1 - 4
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1911-1912
• Type of material
  Objects
• Reference code
  441994
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 set of cultlery - case 22.5 x 11 x 6 cm. - silver knife, spoon, fork and napkin ring, presented in a velvet and silk lined leather case (damaged)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Set was given to donor following Patrick White's death by Manoly Lascaris who distributed items to friends and family (information from file)
• Scope and Content
  The set is a children's single service cutlery set, inscribed with Patrick White's birth date, 28 May 1912.
  Each piece is Sterling silver with hallmarks: crown, lion passant, letter 't', and maker's mark 'H.BRS'. It was made by Hardy Brothers Ltd, Sheffield, 1911.
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  The set is inscribed: 'P. V. M. W' on spoon, knife and fork, and 'P. V. M. W. 28.5.12' on napkin ring.
  'By Appointment, Hardy Bros Ltd., Jewellers, Sydney & Brisbane, Made in England' -- inside case.
• Subject
  White, Patrick, 1912-1990.
  Authors, Australian--20th century.
  
• Topic
  children's effects
  cutlery
  
• Exhibited in
  
  The life of Patrick White
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE8853465

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