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SAUCER CERAMIC GOLD & BLUE DESIGN

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1856 - 1859

Overview

Round white ceramic saucer with gold and blue design on rim. Centre of saucer white. Design hand painted gold vine design around blue semi-circle designs.

Historical information

This dinner set was a gift to Laura Jane Dumsday, born in Brighton in 1841, on her first marriage to a Mr Corner in c1859 in England. They had one child, Laura, born c1860. Jane was soon a widow and in 1869 married George Dumsday in Brighton. In 1885 the Dumsday family moved to Victoria and Jane brought this tea set with her. In 1892 the family moved again, this time to Western Australia, eventually settling down in Forrestdale where the family played a key role in establishing the Forrestdale community. The tea set was passed down through the family to her youngest granddaughter Lillian Ursula Skeet who donated it to the museum.
Laura Jane Dumsday passed away age 95 in Nedlands in 1936. She had eight children, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren when she passed.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1976.210K

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Ceramic Glaze

Keywords

Weddings

SKEET Lillian Mrs nee Dumsday

DUMSDAY Laura J Mrs nee CORNER

Wedding - Jane Corner & Mr Corner

Forrestdale Western Australia

Year

1856 - 1859

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items associated with a person or family who have played a significant role in the economic, community or social development of the City of Armadale. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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