Souvenir bowl - Beach Front From Lighthouse Busselton

IBC
c. 1920 - 1930
Subcollections
Overview

Small round white bowl with gold rim. transfer on side titled " Beach front from Lighthouse Busselton" showing early Busselton Beachfront with promenade jetty and railway jetty meeting at the junction. Beach shop and tennis courts are in the forground. transfer photo taken from top of the lighthouse which was near the tennis courts and has now been demolished. This is a very early scene as the jetty is not as long as present day.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2019.120
Item type
Themes
Material
Width
9 cm
Height or length
5 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Picture of crown/
IBC/
Royal Scenic China/Czechoslavakia

Place made
Czechia
Statement of significance

Historic: The object shows the jetty when it was shorter than the present length and when it was still attached to the railway jetty.
The object is typical of the types of souvenirs that were available in seaside tourist towns, like Busselton, in the early 20th century
Aesthetic: a charming piece in its miniaturization

Public Location
27.6
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