Item LL 73096 Plate - Whiteware, Blue Transfer-printed, Filigree Pattern, Copeland and Garrett, Staffordshire, England, 1833-1847 (Fragment)

Summary

This fragment is one of 55 that were excavated from the same context during one of the digs at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It was probably part of a plate or saucer.

Uncovering past food practices.
Of all the archaeological material uncovered in the Little Lon excavations, the remnants of eating and drinking are the most numerous. Broken plates, bowls, cups and cutlery were thrown into rubbish piles with smashed jars that once held jam and pickles, and jugs that held water or cordial. Shells from oysters, abalone and coconuts were tossed in with bones from mutton, beef, rabbit and pork. Pips and seeds from fruit and vegetables were also added to the piles. These objects offer clues to the food consumed by residents of Little Lon, and are important in the rediscovery of a people, place and time long vanished.