Physical Description
One fragment of an earthenware pot lid, probably a cosmetic pot. Elaborate label is a polychrome transfer print. Manufactured after circa 1840.
Physical Description
One fragment of an earthenware pot lid, probably a cosmetic pot. Elaborate label is a polychrome transfer print. Manufactured after circa 1840.
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, 18 Jan 2010
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Manufacture Date
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Context Number
I12//115
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Site
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building Western Forecourt
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Distinguishing Marks
Polychrome transfer prints were available from circa 1840. Coloured cosmetic pot lids were at the height of their popularity in the 1860s, but few were produced after 1890.
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Specific Activity
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Decoration
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Colour
Polychrome
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Classification
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Type of item
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References
Majewski and O'Brien 1987: 143; Fletcher 1975: 8; Williams-Wood 1972: 39
[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, 143 Pages
[Book] Fletcher, Edward. 1975. Collecting Pot Lids., 1975, 8 Pages
[Book] Williams-Wood, Cyril. 1972. Staffordshire Pot Lids and Their Potters., 1972, 39 Pages
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Keywords
Archaeology, Cosmetics, Royal Exhibition Building, World Heritage
