Spices were used in abundance in Georgian cooking. This was mostly due to the British expansionist policy and their increased colonisation through the world. Spices became more readily available, and the most popular were nutmeg, cardamon, cloves, and peppers. These were often combined and used on meats and poultry to conceal the unusual flavours that was a result of the absence of a refrigerator. The grater that accompanies the spice box was a popular utensil in colonial kitchens and was used for nutmeg as it was recommended to be freshly grated. This spice box is a part of the Churchill Island Heritage collection because it was an important element in a typical Georgian kitchen (1714 - 1830) and later. It represents the type of item that was used within Amess House.Georgian-era spice tin. Black, hinged domed lid, with six compartments and a separate nutmeg grater. churchill island, kitchen, utensils, spice box

This rug was woven at the Geelong Wool Museum in an elephant print pattern developed in the 1920s. Part of a working exhibit, it was created on a Jacquard loom manufactured in Kidderminster, UK in 1910s, and assembled in Australia. From the pamphlet: This rug was designed by Brinton's Carpets, a company that produced carpets in Geelong until 2008. The design was produced exclusively for the National Wool Museum, and came from an earlier design housed in Brinton's UK Persian Rug Archive and was recoloured for the Australian market. This Rug was produced on a 1910-built Axminster Jacquard Carpet Loom, donated to the Museum by Brintons. It forms the centrepiece of the National Wool Museum, where visitors daily experience this extraordinary machine in operation. Using Jacquard technology which is over 200 years old, individual coloured yarns of 80% wool and 20% nylon blend are used to produce high quality and long lasting durability.'Manor House' Hall runner. Elephant print pattern.amess house, churchill island, geelong wool museum, hall runner, joseph jacquard

Rectangular pine dining table. Four turned wood legs amess house, churchill island, table

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century.Colour photograph of two women standing in front of a white gate to the side of Amess Housecatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of a woman wearing a mob cap and apron sitting and spinning wool with shelves of shells in the backgroundSPINNER AMESS HOUSE/C1990S? [on reverse in pen] [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph, blacksmith, salty, hank

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day. This photograph was taken behind Amess House and shows Cora Van Dyke.Colour photograph of a woman in period costume, standing beside the white Coolgardie Safe on the Amess House rear balcony [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day. This photograph was taken behind Amess House and shows Cora Van Dyke.Colour photograph of a woman in period costume, standing beside the white Coolgardie Safe on the Amess House rear balcony [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of two women in period costume standing in the Amess House kitchen churning butter [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of two women in period costume standing in the Amess House kitchen churning butter [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of two women in period costume standing in the Amess House kitchen churning butter [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of two women in period costume standing in the Amess House kitchen looking at recently churned butter [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of a woman in period costume making butter in Amess House kitchen [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of a woman in period costume making butter in Amess House kitchen [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the modern day.Colour photograph of man in contemporary costume churning butter in the kitchen of Amess House [catalogue number written on reverse in pencil]churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins periodSepia photograph of Amess House and Rogers Cottage, showing a paddock, young fruit trees, and the established Norfolk Pine. Taken from the Western side. Photo with white border Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins periodSepia photograph of Amess House showing the norfolk pine and vegetables. Taken from the Northern side. Photo with white border Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins periodSepia photograph of Amess House and Rogers Cottages from across the paddock, taken from the NW side. Photo with white border Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph includes the owner of Churchill Island, Ted Jenkins.Sepia photograph white narrow white border of three people and a pig standing beside Amess House beside a paddock. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 1940 and shows Esther Grant and Valda Treadwell.Sepia photograph white narrow white border of two women sitting and lounging on sun chairs in front of Amess House. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, esther grant, valda treadwell

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 19140.Sepia photograph white narrow white border of a group of four people lying on towels sunbathing on the gravel path in front of Amess House. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows the homestead and gardens as they were in the 1940s, with the passionfruit vine visible on the right hand side.Black and white photograph of Amess House, with some vegetable garden and the Norfolk Pine visible. Taken from the Northern side of the House. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Amess House as it was in the 1940s.Black and white photograph with a white border of Amess House, with the Norfolk Pine and the cannon visible. There is a large mark/discolouration obscuring the right/bottom third of the photograph. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, amess house, norfolk pine, cannon

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period.Sepia coloured photograph of the pathway with overhanging trees, partially visible tank, and the Churchill Island cannon visible in the background. Probably taken from the North Western side of Amess House Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, cannon

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. Black and white photograph of Amess House, showing the heritage building, empty trellises, and the Norfolk Pine. Photograph has been taken from the Northern aspect, and shows the empty pasture. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, amess house

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939 and shows Ted Jenkins - the son of the owner of Churchill Island, Harry Jenkinsblack and white photograph with white border showing a man in a wheelchair beside two seated women. The photographer's shadow is visible in the frame, and appears to be taken on the northern side of Amess house. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939.black and white photograph with white border showing a woman standing in front of the verandah on the North side of Amess House. At the bottom of the frame, a spray of flowers dominate the foreground. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of Amess House and Rogers' Cottages taken from the orchardCatalogue number written in pencil on reverse. On reverse in pen 'Unknown source/Arthur Evans thinks was pre-Jenkins' Stamped on reverse 'Quality Paper Made in Germany' 'AGFA' '7970931 1 N N N 2'churchill island

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of Amess House and Rogers' Cottages taken from the orchardCatalogue number written in pencil on reverse. On reverse in pen 'Unknown source/Arthur Evans thinks was pre-Jenkins' Stamped on reverse 'Quality Paper Made in Germany' 'AGFA' '7970931 1 N N N 2'churchill island, amess house

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of Amess House Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. churchill island, amess house

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of Amess House Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Written in pen on reverse 'This I think in around 1936/Probably photos shown Harry Jenkins when he was looking at buying the island' churchill island, amess house