Physical Description
One rim fragment of a cream coloured porcelain tea cup with two thin gilded bands, one on the rim and one approximately 1.5cm below the rim. This type of cheap gilded decoration was manufactured from the mid-19th century.
Physical Description
One rim fragment of a cream coloured porcelain tea cup with two thin gilded bands, one on the rim and one approximately 1.5cm below the rim. 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, 18 Jan 2010
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Manufacture Date
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Context Number
M10/16/205
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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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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