Historical information

PRESENTED TO JOHN LEWIS ESQ. BY A FEW OF THE SHAREHOLDERS IN THE NEW NORTH CLUNES QUARTZ MINING CO. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SKILFUL, ECONOMICAL AND HONOURABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY MINE FOR NINE YEARS, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE SHAREHOLDERS RECEIVED IN DIVIDENDS Pounds 450,000 BALLARAT OCTOBER 1876

Physical description

ORNATE SILVER TEA & COFFEE SERVICE COMPRISING;
.1 TEAPOT
.2 COFFEE POT
.3 SUGAR BOWL
.4 CREAM JUG
.5 CIRCULAR TRAY

Inscriptions & markings

INSCRIPTION ON TRAY:
Presented to
John Lewis Esq.
By a few of the shareholders
in the New North Clunes
Quartz Mining Co.
In recognition of his skilful
economical and honourable management
of the Company mine for nine years
during which period the shareholders
received in dividends 460,000 Pounds
Ballarat October 1876