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Serving Dish - Ceramic, Willow, circa 1805-circa 1900 Archaeology Reg. No: HA 1550

Serving Dish - Ceramic, Willow, circa 1805-circa 1900
Description:
Two earthenware base fragments possibly from serving dishes. Pattern is blue transfer print 'Willow'. Manufacturing date range is circa 1805 to circa 1900.
Acquisition Information:
Transfer from Godden Mackay Logan Heritage Consultants, 2010
Discipline: Archaeology - Historical

More information

Tagged with: world heritage, royal exhibition building, archaeology, eating dining
Themes this item is part of: Public Life & Institutions Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Western Forecourt Collection
Primary Classification: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Secondary Classification: (To Be Classified)
Tertiary Classification: (to be classified)
Activity: Food service
Specific Activity: Serving dish
Trench Unit Number: J13
Manufacturer: c 1805-c 1900
References: Miller 1991: 8; Copeland 1994: 13; Miller et al 2000: 13; Klose and Malan 2000: 55
Bibliography:
  1. [Article - Journal] Miller, George L. Classification and Economic Scaling of 19th Century Ceramics. Historical Archaeology. 14: 1-40., 1991, 8 Pages
  2. [Article - Journal] Miller, George L., et al. Telling Time for Archaeologists. Newsletter of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology. 29: 1-22., 2000, 13 Pages
  3. [Book], Robert Copeland, Spode, Shire Publications Ltd, Princes Risborough, 1994, 1994, 13 Pages
  4. [Article - Journal] Klose, J & Malan, A. The Ceramic Signature of the Cape in the Nineteenth Century, with Particular Reference to the Tenant Street Site, Cape Town. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 55: 49-59., 2000, 55 Pages

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