Domestic object - Tie Pin

Historical information

This nugget was found on the Beechworth Goldfield in the late 1800's by Mr Fred McIntosh (Alan & Edward Dunlop's Uncle (father James' brother-in-law) by marriage, husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) Dunlop), who had made it into a tie pin and presented it to the Dunlop family.

Physical description

A small nugget of gold made into a tie pin. The nugget is attached to a small amount of milky quartz stone and mounted on a tie pin.

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