Item LL 79989 Tea Cup - Whiteware, Blue, Flow Transfer, Floral Pattern (Fragment)

Summary

This cup was reconstructed from 11 fragments that were excavated at one of the digs on the Commonwealth Block between 1988 and 2003.

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.

Physical Description

This is a large reconstructed breakfast cup including base and rim pieces. It has a blue on white transfer printed underglaze flow floral design on the face, upper side and lower side. There is no manufacturer's mark.

Physical Description

11 fragments of large breakfast cup, physically conjoined. Flow floral design of repeating floral netted diamonds with floral motifs in the centres. Base diameter 60mm.