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Subiaco Museum > Records

BOWL: WEMBLEY WARE, 'CYGNIS INSIGNIS'

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Wembley Ware

c. 1955

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Wembley Ware Collection

Overview

Clear glazed white Wembley Ware soup plate with sloping sides to a wide base. There is a West Australian State Government crest in brown which features the Royal crest of the United Kingdom surmounting an decorative oval in which is a black swan on water with reeds. Below this is a banner with the words 'CYGNIS INSIGNIS'.

Reverse: The reverse has a heavy lip around the rim and a rounded glazed foot which shows some wear. On the base is a crownabove 'WEMBLEY QUALITY WARE' in a circle with a stylised 'B&W' within it. There are three firing stilt marks on the underside.

Historical information

The soup plate with Government crest was probably made for Parliament House - nopt sure if this is correct…

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2011.32.3

Item type

Material

Width

190 mm

Height or length

35 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Wembley Ware

Keywords

Brisbane & Wunderlich

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Food Consumption And Preparation

Do All The Things!

Year

Statement of significance

Manufactured by local company in Subiaco

Subiaco Museum

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