Souvenir Plate - "Cattle Chosen" Busselton

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Overview

Plate, white with gold line around edge, centre is filled with a sepia photo of two buildings, on the left the building end on with what appears to be two figures in front facing the end; building on the right, two storey with substantial chimney on the roof, four windows and verandah? On top storey, stonework walls and centre door on ground floor, tree and shrubs in from and printed in black below CATTLE CHOSEN, BUSSELTON, W.A.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.216

Item type

Objects

Material

Ceramics

Width

147 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the plate is a marking in black, indistinct but could be part of a diamond with tree? In centre? Below this 26(?) 2

Contextual Information

The picture on the front is of the orginal Bussell Residence settled when they came to the area from Augusta, forming the settlement of Busselton as we know it today
Some relevance as to the early souvenir trade.

Keywords

Souvenirs

Busselton

Cattle Chosen

Statement of significance

Historic: The picture on the front is of the orginal Bussell Residence settled when they came to the area from Augusta, forming the settlement of Busselton as we know it today
Social: Some relevance as to the early souvenir trade and the depiction

Busselton Historical Society

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