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FIGURINE: WEMBLEY WARE FOOTBALLER, EAST PERTH

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Wembley Ware

c. 1950

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Wembley Ware Collection

Subiaco Oval and its sporting history

Overview

Small hand painted china Wembley Ware figure of Australian Rules player holding football, running, left foot forward. East Perth blue and black guernsey and long socks, black shorts, black boots, laced. Player has black hair. Base of ornament glazed green, tuft of green grass behind back foot.

Reverse: White clay underside, glazed. Small firing hole.

Historical information

Wembley Ware was a line of fine china produced by the Bristile company at the their factory in the Subiaco industrial area from 1946 to 1961. Its many different decorative pieces, also known as Fancy Ware or Lustre Ware were notable for their originality and their lustrous, sometimes opalescent glazes. This piece is part of a collection donated by Mr. Ossie (G O) Edwards.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2006.2

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Themes

Sport
Sport > Australian Rules Football

Inscriptions and markings

Wembley Ware

Keywords

Bristile - Subiaco

Bristile - Subiaco

EDWARDS, George Oswell

EDWARDS, George Oswell

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Statement of significance

Historical significance: history of sport, example of novelty wares made by Bristile in their Wembley Ware range. History of industry in Subiaco.

Subiaco Museum

Subiaco Museum

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FIGURINE: WEMBLEY WARE FOOTBALLER, SOUTH FREMANTLE
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