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Subiaco Museum > Records

PLATE: WEMBLEY WARE, TASMANIAN HOSPITALS

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Wembley Ware

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Wembley Ware Collection

Overview

Cream glazed plate (second) with depression in centre. It has a crown above an outline of Tasmania containing the words 'TASMANIAN / HOSPITALS'. There are run marks in the centre of plate, also on edge/rim and the reverse.

Base: The reverse has crown with the words 'WEMBLEY - QUALITY WARE -' in a circle containing a stylised 'WB' in brown. The plate has been jollied and fired on stilts. There are two concentric ridged circles inside the foot.

Historical information

Entree plate manufactured by Bristile (Wembley Ware) for Tasmanian Hospitals. Donated by Robert Cock from his private collection.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2008.26

Item type

Themes

Medicine & Health

Material

Width

207 mm

Height or length

20 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Wembley Ware

Keywords

Food Consumption And Preparation

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Statement of significance

Historical. Manufactured by Subiaco factory.

Subiaco Museum

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