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Figurine - Lamb, Porcelain, circa 1880
Reg. No: LL 069727
- Summary:
- This porcelain lamb figurine was excavated at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It was possibly once part of a farm scene.
'When I was a child, we played in the street with hoops; we played hopscotch, and chasey, and cowboys and Indians, running right round the blocks and that. We even played marbles too.' (Marie Hayes, born and raised in Little Lon 1920-1940)
To the children who lived there, Little Lon was home. The streets and lanes were their playground - for tossing knucklebones, flicking marbles or chasing over the cobblestones. Their chants and laughter were part of the sounds of Little Lon. - Description:
- Porcelain lamb figurine.
Possibly part of a Staffordshire shepherd/farm scene. 01/49/59/-/-, 01/49/61/-/-, 04/13/02/-/-, and 05/18/-/14/- are all sheep or lambs.
| Discipline: | Archaeology - Historical |
| Dimensions: | 37 mm (Height), 49 mm (Width), 17 mm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | lamb dimensions only |
More information
| Themes this item is part of: | Little Lon, Little Lon Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Activity: | Ornament |
| Trench Unit Number: | 04/13/02 |
| References: | Jonathon Horne: Early English Pottery. Australian Antique Collector, |
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