Royal Worcester bone china plate commemorating visit by 1938 Australian Cricket Team
Object Type
Domestic items/Crockery/Plate
Date Used
03 May 1938
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Bone china plate, issued by Royal Worcester to commemorate visit by the 1938 Australian Cricket Team. White/cream glaze, heavy raised gilt border 15mm wide with embossed foliation; in centre are gilded facsimile signatures of players in the Australian Cricket Team 1938. On base: Royal Worcester crest; "THE SIGNATURES OF / THE AUSTRALIAN TOURING ELEVEN, / TO COMMEMORATE THEIR VISIT TO / THE WORCESTER ROYAL PORCELAIN WORKS / ON MAY 3RD, 1938."; and handwritten in red glaze: "z / 1827 / x".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 270 W: 270 D: 21mm (H: 10 5/8 W: 10 5/8 D: 13/16")
Date Used
03 May 1938
Location
In storage
Registration No
M16345
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by the family of William Craven.
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