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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, William Page & Co, circa 1878
Context: This dessert spoon is from the wreck of the Loch Ard, which sailed from Gravesend, London 1878. The manifest listed an array of manufactured goods being exported to the Colony of Victoria. Included in the cargo manifest was a large number of hardware & cutlery items. The spoon is representative of similar items of silver electro-plated cutlery salvaged from the Loch Ard wreck site, comprising nickel silver electroplated spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape and design. Some of the pieces display their makers’ mark of William Page & Co Birmingham UK. Within the Flagstaff Hills cutlery collection donated from the Loch Ard, maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or verdigris after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that the collection of samples of electroplated cutlery probably originated from the same cargo consignment from the Loch Ard and were made by William Page & Co. Of Birmingham England. William Page was born in 1811 and died in 1885. He was active as a manufacturer of cutlery from 1829 with premiss at 74 Belmont Rd, Dales End as a "close plater" (someone who works sheet metal), and he began electroplating in 1855. William Page & Co was also active from 1880 at Cranemore St, Cattle’s Grove also 55 Albion St, Birmingham, and in 1936 the firm became an Ltd company. The firm used the trademarks "Asrista, Bolivian Silver, Silverite, Roman Silver, Roumanian Silver, and Trevor Plate. In 1938 William Page was a supplier to the British Government, marking its products with the broad arrow symbol and was also present at Sheffield. (See additional notes note section this document for more information on Electro Plating and its makers marks.) History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle, and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold their position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy that had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce, and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artifacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artifact s from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artifact s from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collection's object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collection's historical significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Fiddle back electroplated tea spoon with thin stem or shank, flared collar, and elongated bowl. William Page maker marks W P within a recessed sunken crown lozenge flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, nickel silver, william page & co, birmingham, brass plating, makers marks -
Morongo Old Collegians
Crockery
White tea cup and saucer with gold-edged filagree rim with School crest on each piece.School Crest and words "Morongo Presbyterian Girls' College Geelong" on the cup. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Kitchen Canister set
Canister (3) metal for "Griffiths Teas" Hinged lid and relief decorative pattern painted green.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lionel Shelton, Frank Borbiso and Geoff Fisk, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Lionel Shelton/ Frank Borbiso/ Geoff Fisk (blue pen, centre)port of portland archives, lionel shelton, frank borbiro, geoff fisk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - MACKAY COLLECTION: WHITE LINEN TEA COSY
Mackay collection - White linen tea cosy with butterflies embroidered in white on top and bottom corners.manchester, table linen, tea cosy -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Accessory - Dolls tea pot warmer, 1940's
Used by Internee at Camp 3Knitted blue and white striped woollen tea warmer, gathered at top with blue crocheted edgetea warmer, dolls, v, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, doll, accessory, volker bulach -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea Cosy Cover, not known
Purchased by Valda Arrowsmith for collectionOval shape embroidered flowers in centre, crochet edge all around tea cosy covernonemanchester, table linen -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Open Day 1998, 1/04/1998
Coloured photo of Society Members preparing Afternoon Tea at Heritage Week Open Day 1998.nunawading and district historical society, heritage week 1998, henwood, joan, warren, frances, west, peg -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea Pot
Majolica - English Popular colourful relief-moulded ware, often in naturalistic shapes covered in various types of opaque white ground to secure glowing effects with brush-painted colour glazes, clear or opaque. Products ranged from umbrella stands to dishes of fruit or nuts. Evolved at the Minton factory in 1851 under Art Director Leon Arnoux, who might use parian ware for majolica figures etc. Widely produced, with little similarity to the Italian Renaissance ornament although some designed for Mintons by the artist Alfred Stevens was inspired by such motifs.Unusual multi-coloured patterned tea pot and lid. Basic colours - green, pink and blue'Estrucan/Majolic/E24domestic items, crockery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - JAPANESE TEA CUPS
2 china Japanese tea cups with floral design, black and gold banding and gilding inside.domestic equipment, food consumption, cups -
Mont De Lancey
Tea Pot Stand, Circa 1900
Round, hand painted, China tea pot stand. White with pink and yellow floral design.teapot stands -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - WAR SAVINGS STAMPS, C.WW2
The Symbol on the front cover “WSS” stands for War Savings Stamps.War Saving Stamp folder, folds out to three pages, front has blue cover with print in black and white with area for “to and from”, inside 3 pages have blue/white with squares divided into 32 places for War savings stamps, there are 6 stamps blue colour which feature a fighter plane, price per stamp 6d (pence), rear 2 pages are blue edged with information re War savings stamps and value.On front in black type, “To Mrs J Guiney”, “from Robert Tea Co Ltd”stamps, war savings, currency -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1920
One of a collection of photographs donated by Mrs. R. Rankine.Black & white photograph of a group of 9 adults on The Nobbies."Afternoon tea on the Nobbies 1920" "M M Martin W R Dutton" 1920the nobbies, phillip island, social life -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Post Card, 1920
Donated by Stan McFee from the Keith McIlwraith Collection.Black & White Postcard of rustic bridge leading to Teahouse where a figure stands behind teatree staked fence. Surrounded by trees and shrubs."Rustic bridge at the Tea House. Cowes, Phillip Island." "Valentines Series M. 4851"tea house phillip island, cowes, phillip island, stan mcfee, keith mcilwraith collection -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Linen/cotton souvenir tea towel. Pale gold background. Printed with map of Victoria, with towns/cities, coloured depictions of hisitoric buildings in Victoria, including the Steam Packet Inn, Portland. "Historic Victoria' printed in black. Red border around tea towel.souvenir of portland, tea towel, domestic item -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Dairy and remains of Tea Tree hedge. Built and planted by H. Jenner late 1880's.local history, photography, jenner, black & white photograph, dairy buildings, dairy built by h jenner snr, h jenner snr, john jenner, bryant west -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Spoons
HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But LOCH ARD was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4am the fog lifted. A man aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and LOCH ARD's bow swung back. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves broke over the ship and the top deck was loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of LOCH ARD and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael had raced onto deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached LOCH ARD Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland, this time by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the LOCH ARD disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the LOCH ARD tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. 2 silver tea spoons, with encrustations, one with a bent shank. Recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, silver tea spoons, tea spoons, spoon -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Ceramic - Hand painted cup 1 of 3, 1909
Margaret Amess was the youngest child of Samuel and Jane Amess, who first purchased Churchill Island in 1872. Margaret Amess was renowned for her china painting.Tea cup with gold border at rim and gold handle. Hand painted with three swallows by Margaret Amess."M.A./1909"tea cup, margaret amess, churchill island -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tea tin, Clark's
Rusted tea tin, decorated with a lady, ship, man, coat of arms with bunches of wattle surrounding pictures.'Sunbeam J Gadsden Brit Tin Plate Decorating, Clarks Lonsdale St. Melbourne. Reg. Lady Brassey John Stone O' Shannessy & Co. Photo His Excellency Lord Brassey, K.C.B. Photo T Lama JN J Long 480-4354 Prop. -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - TOWEL RACK
OLD STYLE WOODEN TOWEL RACK WITH 1 RAIL AND 4 SLOTS WITH MARBLES TO HOLD TEA TOWELStowel rack, tea towel rack -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Cloth, 1950
Beige linen tea cloth with brown drawn thread centre and brown stitched box thread hem.domestic items, sewing, handcrafts, embroidery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Apron, not known
Bought for collection from Op ShopAfternoon Tea apron trimmed with 7cm lace border. Also with four insertions of lace panels in frontcostume, female working -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Tea Towel
White linen tea towel with design of kneeling girl in yellow swimming costume holding red basket.Fast Colours.manchester, work cloths -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Unknown
Embroidered Tea Cosy, Burgundy Fabric With Cream & Black Heraldic Trefoil Design. Green Quilted Inside.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, tea cosy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/trefoil -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Unknown
Patchwork Tea Cosy With A Beige & Brown House Design Surounded by Embroidered Garden On Front & Pink Lining.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, tea cosy -
Tennis Australia
Order form, Circa 1922
An order form for Eduscho coffee and tea, featuring illustration of lady playing tennis. Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Mont De Lancey
Tea Towel
Guernsey souvenir tea-towel, Orange background with views and map of Guernsey, and a Guernsey Coat-Of-Arms on top."Guernsey"tea-towels -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - VELVET TEA COSY
Textiles, black velvet tea cosy.Embroidered in velour thread. Floral design. One side has three stems of pink dahlia like flowers and leaves. The other side has three stems of yellow flowers with leaves. The tea cosy is edged with 7 cm red and yellow striped cord. The tea cosy is lined with red cotton fabric with a pink and green floral printed pattern. Both sides are padded. Hand made.textiles, domestic, velvet tea cosy -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel, n.d
Cotton tea towel. White background 'AUSTRALIA'S SHIPWRECK COAST' in black. Depictions in brown, of 4 shipwrecks, above depiction of Shipwreck Coast - Portland to Port Campbell. Bottom half of tea towel, has coloured depictions of various places on Shipwreck Coast. Black border. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel - Shipwreck Coast, n.d
Cotton tea towel. White background 'AUSTRALIA'S SHIPWRECK COAST' in black, black border. Depictions in brown of 4 shipwrecks, above depiction of Shipwreck Coast - Portland to Port Campbell. Bottom half of tea towel has coloured depictions of various places on shipwreck coast.souvenir, shipwreck coast, tea towel, domestic item