Alabaster Bread Plate

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(unknown)

c. 1880

Overview

Flat round based alabaster bread platter with raised rim displaying two sheafs of wheat and an inscription moulded from the same material and reading ‘Give us this day our daily bread’. There is also a rim on the base of the platter.

Historical information

This bread platter, originated from the 'Beachlands' homestead, built in 1860, in Sussex Land District, Western Australia and the home of William Richardson-Bunbury and his wife, Amelia Georgiana (nee Molloy) .

It was donated by their granddaughter, Mrs Kathleen Elkington (nee Richardson-Bunbury). who was the great grand daughter of John and Georgiana Molloy and John and Charlotte Bussell, who were original settlers of Busselton. William Richardson-Bunbury had extensive land holdings in the Sussex area and Busselton townsite (1855-1877).

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2018.2

Item type

Domestic Objects

Objects

Themes

Food & Beverage

Popular Culture

Material

Gypsum Plaster

Width

31 cm

Depth

2.5000 cm

Weight

1948 g

Inscriptions and markings

Front of plate:
"Give us this day our daily bread"

There are no markings on the back of the platter

Contextual information

The Molloy and Bussell families were significant early settlers of the Busselton region.

Keywords

Busselton -- Western Australia

Year

Statement of significance

The platter has historical significance because of its connection to the "Beachlands" homestead and to the early settler families of Richardson - Bunbury, Molloy, Bussell and Elkington families association to the homestead.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 15 September, 2026

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