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Souvenir Card Tray - "HM Bark Endeavour"

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Christinan

1965

Subcollections

Maritime

Souvenirs

Overview

Two components comprising of:

1. A heavy round metallic card tray with the appearance of silver commemorating the H.M. Bark Endeavour replica foundation. The topside of the plate also includes an oval design with the words "The Endeavour Replica" around a sketch of the ship.

2. The plate is stored in a blue cardboard box that has the same design and lettering as the plate. The box is lined with a light blue fabric material.

Historical information

This piece appears to be handmade by a local W.A. Artisan for the H.M.B Endeavour Foundation celebrating the Endeavour Replica which was started in 1988 and launched 1993. The initial funding for the Endeavour was supplied by Alan Bond Corporation, but the H.M.B Endeavour Foundation was set up as a charitable trust in 1991 when the Bond Corporation was unable to continue funding.

The personalised engraving on the bottom of tray indicates that this was the 11th item in a set of 65 and may have been recycled/repurposed from something else.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.164

Item type

Objects

Plates

Souvenirs

Themes

Social History

Material

Cardboard

Electroplated Nickel Silver

Fabrics

Height or length

18.5000 cm

Depth

1 cm

Weight

437 g

Inscriptions and markings

Front of plate:
(a) inscribed "HM Bark Endeavour Foundation"
(b) centre of plate is a banner with the words " The Endeavour Replica"

Back of plate:
(a) makers mark with letters "CF" inside a circle
(b) "Made in WA"
(c) hand engraved inscription in running script "Christiaan 11/65"

Presentation box, on lid:
(a) "The Endeavour Replica.
(b) "HM Bark Endeavour Foundation Pty Ltd"

Contextual information

The HM Bark Endeavour Foundation was a non-profit charitable trust established in Australia in 1991 to finish building, own, and operate the famous replica of Captain James Cook's ship, the HM Bark Endeavour.

HM Bark Endeavour was named "Bark" because of its hull shape and to separate it from another navy ship, and "Endeavour" after it was bought by the Royal Navy for James Cook's expedition.

In the 18th century, the Royal Navy used the word bark (or barque) for vessels with a plain, round hull and wide stern that did not fit standard warship categories. The navy called it a bark to tell it apart from another active navy vessel named HMS Endeavour.

The HMB Endeavour was originally a bulk coal-carrying ship (collier) named the Earl of Pembroke and was built in the industrial Port of Whitby, England.

Keywords

Endeavour

Souvenir

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

1965

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

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