This amphora or jug, with a silhouette shaped like a woman with hands on hips wearing a long flared-out skirt. The design was used in ancient Greece for pottery storage jars, the neck being narrower than the body. The amphora was discovered by Joe O'Keeffe in 1934 in a sand blowout west of Levy's Point west of Warrnambool while he was planting marram grass for Mr Duncan. An article in the Warrnambool Standard newspaper of December 21, 1985, states that the amphora may be linked to the wooden sailing ship called the Mahogany Ship (also called the Ancient Wreck). Thermoluminescence testing indicates the relic was made in the mid-to-late 1800s and experts suggest it was of North African origin. The presence of the amphora in the sand dunes, and the amphora itself, are still a mystery. The amphora was donated to Flagstaff Hill on a long-term loan by the Duncan family and displayed to the public for the first time on December 21, 1985, until February 2023 when the display was returned to storage to rest with the redevelopment of the Assistant Lighthouse Keepers Cottage (Shipwreck Museum). An extensive search for members of the Duncan Family has been undertaken by Flagstaff Hill and stakeholders to resolve the loan term loan, but the family is not known. As such to properly care for the amphora, it has been registered until ownership can be determined.The object is significant for its possible link to one of Victoria’s and Australia’s maritime mysteries, the Mahogany Ship (also known as the Ancient Wreck). It is one of very few known relics that could give evidence of the existence and history of the vessel. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register S438 as it is one of Victoria’s oldest recorded shipwrecks. The identity of the vessel has the potential to change Australia’s history.Amphora or jug; earthenware, orange clay with areas of cream. The vessel has a wide mouth, a deep lip, two opposing handles between the neck and shoulder, and a bulbous body. The curved handles have a design of six bands between them. There are three rings of small dots encircling the body. The underside has concentric circles in the clay, uneven edge and pinhole markings. Pinhole patterns: [3 holes above 3 holes] opposite [3 holes above 3 holes], 1 hole] [ 1 hole above 2 holes]flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, amphora, jug, mahogany ship, ancient wreck, joe o'keefe, duncan, thermoluminescence, north africa, levy point, pottery, storage jar

Miniature glazed pottery jug with handle, brown upper and cream bottom.domestic equipment, ornaments, pottery

Cream cotton doyley (doiley) crocheted by either Elsie Nolting (nee Fraser) or her cousin May Rose (nee Bennett) both of Charlton Victoria. The item was made around 1918 as a dedication to the success of the allies in the First World War. Doyley is crocheted in a treble stitch, edged with clear glass beads. Within the crocheting are the words 'Success to the Allies'. Accession 258/14.handcrafts, crochet, d'oyley, world war 1, milk jug cover, doyley.

White cotton crocheted round milk jug cover. Stand up crocheted cup and saucer in centre edged in red. Red and cream beads around outside edgehandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Cream china toy tea set with small gold pattern and edging. Comprises nine pieces - Two plates, cups and saucers, one milk jug, sugar pot with handles and tea pottoys, dolls' accessories

Purchased in 1958 in gift shop in Mentone where donor was livingCoffee Set produced by Johnson Bros England. Coffee pot & lid, with green fern decoration and yellow flowers. Lid - yellow - plain Milk jug - yellow - plain Sugar basin - cream with yellow flower decoration coffee cups x 6 coffee saucers x 6. A total of 16 items in the set.Johnson Bros Englanddomestic items, crockery

Cover for milk jug; used during 1930's and 1940's before refrigeration, by Betty McPheeCrocheted circular piece, cream cotton centre; bordered edge 4 cm wide with 16 glass beadshandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Milk jug cover such as used pre-refrigeration during 1930's and 1940's. Owner Betty McPheeCream double net square with green stitching at edge. 3 cm crocheted border trimmed with cream and pink beadshandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

From collection of Betty McPhee. A round, cream cover with yellow and blue glass beads. Design: 6 radiating diamonds with centres of blue and yellow diamonds worked alternately. Outer edge: fans decorated with tear-drop shaped glass beads.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work

Milk jug cover used by Betty McPhee during 1930's and 1940's.Cream crochet, 25 cm milk jug cover as used in 1930's and 1940's before refrigeration. Design: rings of yellow and blue glass beadsdomestic items, food storage & preservation, handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work

White jug shaped with basin at top with hole in middle. Large spout into body of bowl. Handle at rear. Cream with gold trim around top.Made in Englandpersonal effects-toilet requisites, shaving, domestic items, ablutions

Brown glazed pottery milk jug with applied handle, cream interior & around rim. Estate of E. Shermandomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, jug, k165, estate of e. sherman

House hold item, 164.1- China cream blue flowers, 164.2- China white blue handles, 164.3- China brown 164.4- metal Sheffield #1004 6, 164.5- Coffee jug used in the film 'lost in the bush' 164.6-grey metal tea pot, 164.7- copper pot from Mrs Schurmanntea, pot, teapot, coffee, jug

White China milk jug with MMTB logo with a small handle. Made from China clay, glazed and vitrified or fired. Has a small formed spout, MMTB logo in dark green. On the underside has the words "Grindley Hotel Ware, England, Vitrified, Loftus Moran Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Patent. Has a crown or manufacturers mark on the top of the lettering. Possibly made for use at the Wattle Park chalet or head office. http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/g/grindley.htm - accessed 14-08-2014 indicates it was the mark used by the company from 1946. The photo on the website also had a date mark on the underside. http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/259893/serving-plate-cream-ceramic-grindley-hotelware-co-england-loftus-moran-melbourne-1952 - accessed 14-08-2014, indicates that the item was made: Grindley Hotelware Co., Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain and imported by Loftus Moran Pty Ltd, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. See Reg Item 6068 for another example.trams, tramways, mmtb, crockery, grindley hotelware, loftus moran, wattle park