item details
NameGold smelting crucible
ProductionUnknown; ceramicist; 1880s-1940s; Otago
Classificationcrucibles
Materialsstone, glaze
Materials SummaryGlazed stoneware
Techniquesglazing
DimensionsOverall: 95mm (width), 150mm (height), 100mm (length)
Registration NumberGH011600
Credit lineGift of the Estate of Helen Hitchings, 2006
Overview
This is a gold smelting crucible found by donor Helen Hitchings on an Otago goldfield in 1948.