Summary
Ornamental ceramic dessert plate, possibly German, sold as a souvenir of Melbourne featuring an image of the 'Law Courts Melbourne'. It is one of a series of desert plates produced for sale at the time of the Centennial International Exhibition held in Melbourne from 1 August 1888 to 31 January 1889. Another plate in the series features an image of the Exhibition Building.
Physical Description
Ornamental ceramic dessert plate, no maker's mark. The plate is a light pink which is not uniform across the object with white showing through in some places. It has gold decorations in the form of a an elaborate cut-out border with hand-applied gold paint representing looped ribbon. The plate shows some sign of use, due to cutlery marks.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Central, Victoria, Australia, 1 Aug 1888 - 31 Jan 1889
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Inscriptions
The number '160' is written in gold paint on the base of the plate.
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne centennial exhibition 1888, Souvenirs
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
23 mm (Depth), 223 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Keywords
Buildings, Ceramics, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centennial, 1888-1889, Exterior Views, Law Courts, World Fairs
