Summary

Small EPNS trophy goblet decorated with the flag of the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Shipping Line and the ship's name SS Jervis Bay. The trophy was a first prize won by Daisy Poole in a fancy dress competition, she was dressed appropriately as a daisy, on board the SS Jervis Bay during a voyage from Australia to Britain in May-June 1938. She also received a small souvenir spoon.

Physical Description

Small EPNS goblet with red, white and blue enamel badge attached to the side.

Significance

Daisy Poole's souvenir goblet has dual significance as a personal record of the migration experience of one family and as a rare surviving relic of the SS Jervis Bay, the most famous of the five 'Bay' ships built for the Commonwealth Shipping Line.

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