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Subiaco Museum > Records

CUP: CHILD'S CHINA CUP

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c. 1920

Overview

Small china cup with handle. One side of the cup is moulded in the shape of a face - nose, cheeks, protruding eyes, hair and a red bow tie. The back of the cup is moulded like hair and coloured brown. The handle and lower edges are light green. Reverse: "Noritake" trademark. Made in Japan Given to Miss Bannear by her grandmother, Mrs Julia Ellis in the early 1920s.

Historical information

This item was given to Miss Bannear by her grandmother, Mrs Julia Ellis, in the early 1920s.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1986.177.1

Item type

Objects

Material

Porcelain

Inscriptions and markings

Noritake

Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

ORNAMENTS

Decoration

BANNEAR, Doris

Containers

Food Consumption And Preparation

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International

Japan

Childhood

Statement Of Significance Required

Photographed 2023

Year

Statement of significance

Example of Noritake, Japanese, pottery.

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

94

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