Physical Description
One rim fragment of a porcelain saucer with moulded vertical ribbing and a single thin band of gilding. This type of cheap gilded decoration was manufactured from the mid-19th century
Physical Description
One rim fragment of a porcelain saucer with moulded vertical ribbing and a single thin band of gilding. This type of cheap gilded decoration was manufactured from the mid-19th century
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Historical Archaeology, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Godden Mackay Logan Heritage Consultants (GML), Department of Archaeology, La Trobe University, Australia Gallery, History & Technology Department, Museum Victoria, 20 Nov 2009
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Manufacture Date
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Context Number
F16//
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Site
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building Western Forecourt
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Activity
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Specific Activity
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Decoration
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Colour
Gold
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Moulding
Ribbed
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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References
Majewski and O'Brien 1987: 153; Miller 1991: 9; Klose and Malan 2004: 54
[Article - Journal] Majewski, T & O'Brien, M J. 1987. The Use and Misuse of Nineteenth-Century English and American Ceramics in Archaeological Analysis. Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory. 11: 97-209., 1987, 153 Pages
[Article - Journal] Miller, George L. A Revised Set of CC Index Values for Classification and Economic Scaling of English Ceramics from 1787 to 1880. Historical Archaeology. 25 (1): 1-25., 1991, 9 Pages
[Article - Journal] Klose, J & Malan, A. The Ceramic Signature of the Cape in the Nineteenth Century, with Particular Reference to the Tenant Street Site, Cape Town. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 55: 49-59., 2004, 54 Pages
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Keywords
Archaeology, Eating & Dining, Royal Exhibition Building, World Heritage
