Union Club Muffin Dish with Kangaroo and Emu Motif
A Minton & Boyle muffin dish and cover made for the Union Club, Hobart, circa 1840, the base and cover bearing a shield inscribed Union Club flanked by a kangaroo and an emu above a ribbon motto, this piece is with the words ships, colonies & commerce, this piece is from the breakfast service, 8.46 in. wide
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Australian themes, ceramics - kangaroo 202
- Minton & Boyle - ceramics 6
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Mintons Ltd. (England), items
- dinner ware 76
- dishes and bowls 84
- Union Club, Hobart - tableware 8
