Brilliant
Subtitle: Australian gold and silver 1851-1950
By: [Eva Czernis-Ryl, Kenneth Cavill] ; edited by Eva Czernis-Ryl, forward by [Dawn Casey]
Contributors: Cavill, Kenneth, 1922-; Powerhouse Museum
Publisher: Powerhouse Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Haymarket, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781863171335
Subjects: Goldwork; Silverwork; History
Other titles: Australian gold and silver 1851-1950
Description: "Brilliant celebrates an astonishing century of gold and silversmithing and jewellery making in colonial and post-Federation Australia. ...Part one, 1851-1900, authored by Powerhouse curator Eva Czernis-Ryl, revisits the story of gold and silversmithing in goldrush Australia. ...Part two, 1901-1950, co-authored by Dr Kenneth Cavill and Eva Czernis-Ryl, provides the long awaited overview of the 'in between' epoch that bridged colonial practices with those of the crafts movement of the second part of the 20th century. ... Brilliant showcases the Powerhouse Museum's renowned collection alongside some of the rarest survivors from public and private holdings across Australia."--Powerhouse Museum website.
Notes: "Powerhouse Publishing is part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-132) and index.
Table of contents: title: Australian gold and silver 1851-1900; title: Australian gold and silver 1851-1950.