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Subiaco Museum > Records

FISH SHAPED DISH: WEMBLEY WARE

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Wembley Ware

c. 1970

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Wembley Ware Collection

Overview

One of a series of fisk shaped dishes.
Clear glaze over white clay body angel fish shaped shallow dishes. The eye is prominent with slight shaping of the mouth,gills and front fin. Fine line marking in the moulding of the tail. They have a deep unglazed foot with some small chips and scratches.
Base: Marked in black a crown above 'WEMBLEY QUALITY WARE' encircling a styalised intertwined 'WB'.

Historical information

The dishes were purchase by the donor at a swap meet in about 2000. No other details are known.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2013.225.1

Item type

Material

Width

156 mm

Height or length

20 mm

Depth

154 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Wembley Ware

Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Brisbane & Wunderlich

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Year

Statement of significance

Representativeness: Type of domestic ware made by Wembley Ware

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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