Dish
Maker & role
Halltonware, Maker
Production date
circa 1938
Object detail
Production place
Collection
Measurements
H: 4cm (H: 40mm); Diam: 14.3cm (Diam: 143mm)
Subject Place
Signature & marks
Printed text on central image of dish; '150TH ANNIVERSARY / GOVERNOR PHILLIP AT SYDNEY COVE, 1788'.
Manufacturers mark printed on reverse of dish; 'Haltonware'.
Manufacturers mark printed on reverse of dish; 'Haltonware'.
Credit line
Gift, through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2003
Peter Spearritt Collection, Museum of Sydney Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Peter Spearritt Collection, Museum of Sydney Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Description
Round ceramic dish with handle. The dish features a green decorative border and a central colour image of Governor Phillip and soldiers at Sydney Cove in 1788. A floral design surrounds the central image. The dish commemorates the 150th anniversary of Australia since English settlement.
Accession number
MOS2004/143
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