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Souvenir glass from the Adelaide Peace Exhibition, 1920

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c. 1920

Overview

Souvenir glass from the Adelaide Peace Exhibition, 1920 featuring an engraved Australian kookaburra sitting on a branch on one side and a personalised dedication, 'To Mother', on the other.
The glass is fine with a heavy base.

Historical information

The South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers decided to hold an All-Australian Industrial Exhibition in Adelaide from March 26 to May 22, 1920. It was the first exhibition held in Australia after the cessation of hostilities, and was consequently known as the Peace Exhibition.
It was held in the Jubilee Exhibition Centre,

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00081

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

65 mm

Height or length

105 mm

Depth

65 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"To Mother"

"Peace
Exhibition
1920"

Keywords

Australian Glass

Australian Souvenir

First World War

History - Social

Place made

Adelaide
South Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

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