Summary
Adams china wall plate featuring an artist's impression of Botany Bay 1770, created by Adams China, Staffordshire, England circa 1930.
Physical Description
Ceramic glazed plate, transfer printed, depicting an image of Captain Cook at Botany Bay "Proclaiming New South Wales a British Possession" and raising a flag. The detailed image includes two scribes in the foreground, various British officers and troops arranged behind Captain Cook, a small camp site to the left, an assembed military band to the right. A tall ship can be seen sailing on Botany Bay in the distance beneath a raised Union Jack flag. The plate has a detailed decorative rim featuring a transfer printed pattern of dolphins, cornucopia and Grecian urns, with a hand painted green border.
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Maker
Adams China, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain, circa 1930
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Inscriptions
Front, transfer printed, black text: 'CAPTAIN COOK PROCLAIMING NEW SOUTH WALES A BRITISH POSSESSION / BOTANY BAY 1770". Reverse: Maker's mark, transfer printed: "ESTD. 1657 / ADAMS ENGLAND". Handpainted, green: "2"
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Overall Dimensions
280 mm (Width), 280 mm (Depth), 34 mm (Height)
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