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Vessel - Whiteware, Blue Transfer-Printed, Unidentified Pattern (Fragment)
Reg. No: LL 068105
- Summary:
- These fragments are part of 53 fragments found in the same location and were excavated at one of the digs on the Commonwealth Block between 1988 and 2003.
Homewares.
Numerous crockery pieces were found all over the Little Lon site. Crockery gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Melbourne in the 1880s. In the houses around Little Lon, residents used decorated crockery. Most pieces were cheap earthenware or stoneware, yet provided colour and cheer. Only a few could afford to buy matching sets, and most china was probably acquired second-hand. Some were once expensive pieces. Householders mixed and matched their crockery from the great range of mass-produced designs available. 'Blue and white' and the 'willow' pattern, was the most popular choice and was produced by English potteries from 1790.
| Discipline: | Archaeology - Historical |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Little Lon, An Archaeological Time Capsule: Casselden Place, Little Lon Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Food Service |
| Tertiary Classification: | unidentified |
| Activity: | Food Service |
| Specific Activity: | Unidentified |
| Trench Unit Number: | 02/22/25 |
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