• Title
  Bone carving, ca. 1865-1893 / by Henry Louis Bertrand
• Creator
  Henry Louis Bertrand, 1840-1924
• Call number
  R 14
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1865-1893
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Objects
• Reference code
  446188
• Physical Description
  Objects - bone - 4 x 4.5 cm (oval), mounted onto paper 5 x 5.7 cm.
  
• Scope and Content
  Delicate example of filgree work, carved from bone in the form of two emus surrounded by a floral design.
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• General note
  
  Bertrand was convicted of the murder of Henry Kinder, who died on 2 October 1865, in one of Sydney's most notorious homicide cases of the time. Bertrand served a 28 year sentance, most of which was spent at Darlinghurst Gaol. During this time he produced a number of artworks.
  Digital order no:a928157
• Topic
  carvings
  decorative art
  emus
  prisoners
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Convict love tokens : the leaden hearts the convicts left behind - Powerhouse Museum (January - June, 1988)
  Crimes of Passion - Justice and Police Museum
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3320721

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