PLATE BREAD & BUTTER CERAMIC GOLD & BLUE DESIGN

1856 - 1976
Overview

White glazed ceramic plate with gold and blue decoration around rim. Gold vine design around blue semi-circle designs. Decoration hand painted.

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

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1976.210C
Material
Width
2.1000 cm
Height or length
18 cm
Depth
18 cm
Year
1856
Year End
1976
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items associated with Laura Jane Dumsday, who played a significant role in the economic, community and social development of the City of Armadale.
This item was brought to Australia when the Dumsday family moved to Victoria and then Western Australia. This item is an example of domestic equipment used locally in the late 1800s - early 1900s as well as representing items brought from one life to another by people immigrating to Australia.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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