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Subiaco Museum > Records

FLOUR CANISTER: CALYX, WHITE

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Overview

Clear glazed white bodied pottery flour canister with straight sides and serpentine front and back. On the front in bold black letters is 'FLOUR' which is smudged. There are glaze runs on the front and all around the top rim also inside the back at the top.
Base: The foot is unglazed and slopes down to a depressed centre on whch the Calyx brand appears in black. The brand mark is incomplete and shows a swan above a ribbon on which is written 'CALYX' and beneath this are some black marks (PERTH) and 'W A'.

Historical information

Canister was found at street verge collection, Shenton Prk in 2013.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2013.224

Item type

Material

Width

142 mm

Height or length

211 mm

Depth

136 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Calyx

Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Photographed 2023

Statement of significance

Representativeness: Domestic ware produced by Calyx

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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