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Subiaco Museum > Records

PLATE: WEMBLEY WARE, BOANS

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Wembley Ware

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Wembley Ware Collection

Overview

Cream glazed entree plate with maroon stripe in centre of edge and a narrow yellow stripe either side of it. Also the word 'Boans' is within a drawn 'cloud' bisecting the stripes. The edge of the plate slopes to a central depression. The plate is heavy grade china.

Reverse: The reverse shows the crown with 'WEMBLEY - QUALITY WARE -' in a circle underneath and the stylised 'WB" in the centre. The plate has been manufactured by jollying and fired on stilts, the marks of which are evident on the reverse.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2008.28

Item type

Material

Width

222 mm

Height or length

28 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Wembley Ware

Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Food Consumption And Preparation

Statement of significance

Historical. Manufactured by local Subiaco company for a WA Department Store.

Subiaco Museum

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