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City of Armadale - History House > Records

PLATE, DECORATIVE - FLORAL AND BIRD

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Overview

Round glazed earthenware plate. In the middle is a colourful garden scene of flowers and blue and pink cranes. Blue crisscross pattern around edge with 4 floral decorations. Maker's mark on the back which is a crown over a standing lion over a banner text above crown on banner and below banner. Numbers 11 and 23 stamped to left of makers mark.

Historical information

Collected as a representation of decorative ceramic plates, popular in the 1920s-40s. Donor was from Thornlie

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2001.6

Item type

Ornaments

Material

Glaze

Inscriptions and markings

Maker's mark [YANG-TSE / NEWPORT POTTERY CO LTD / BURSLEM / ENGLAND / 4036 / L] a stamped text is [ 11 / 23 ]

Statement of significance

Collected as a representative example of ceramic decorative plates used displayed in peoples homes in the City of Armadale in the 1910s-40s. - Consider for deaccessioning

Last modified

Thursday, 1 October, 2026

Completeness

83

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