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MARSH Vernon Mr

c. 1928

Overview

Base is rectangular and wider than the shelves, with the front and side edges bevelled. The back is the same width as the three shelves and has domed shaped top with incurved arcs to meet the edge of the shelf frame.

Historical information

Made by Mr Vernon Marsh of Armadale State School. Completed the object between the age of 11 and 13. At that time, Armadale State School was the only school in the Southern Corridor to have a manual arts facility. This shoe box tidy is an example of manual art projects conducted in the late 1920's in schools to develop hand skills for future use in employment.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1994.23

Item type

Handcrafts

Themes

Education
Social History

Material

Wood

Width

242 mm

Height or length

315 mm

Depth

83 mm

Keywords

MARSH Vernon Mr

Armadale State School, Third Road Armadale

ARMADALE

Church Avenue, Armadale

THIRD Road, Armadale

Place made

Armadale
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1928

Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-32.153943300341, 116.01644530559

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