Domestic Glassware Vase with Star pattern engravingsstawell

This teaspoon is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The teaspoon displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. It has no evident hallmark to determine its maker or date of manufacture, but may pre-date World War Two as mass production methods and the growing popularity of stainless steel in cutlery and other tablewares saw a reduced reliance on silver in such goods after this period. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960. This spoon is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. Teaspoon with decorative pattern on handle and tarnished patina. w.c. busse, chiltern, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern athenaeum, gold fields, gold rush, gold mining, mining history, historical fiction, cutlery, tableware, silverware, spoons, henry lawson society, t.e. rofe, t.e. rofe gold medal, federal standard newspaper, 1930s, 1850s, barrister, north-east victoria, indigo shire

SMALL RECTANGULAR GLASS CONTAINER, PATTERN ON BASElocal history, domestic items, containers,

Mustard and black patterned book with white letteringA Handbook of Textiles. Ann M Collier

Belonged to Anne Barry, collector and friend of Valda Arrowsmith, a member of the SocietyReflects the bolder designs and colours of the 1960s and 1970sMcCalls Needlecraft book of cross stitch patternsbooks, poetry

See 359Green glazed border tile with border pattern.364 (on back)ceramics, earthenware

Blue child's shoes patterned with holes on frontcostume, children's footwear

White china mug with handle and willow patterndomestic items, crockery

Tools used by Mrs Duncan's grandfather, when he was a carpenter on the clipper ship of the 1870's between England and Australia.Metal chisel London' pattern with wooden handletrades, carpentry

Cardboard with prickings to mark out lace patternhandcrafts, lacemaking

Oval china plate with pink flower pattern.domestic items, crockery

Pair cream gloves with flower pattern on top.costume accessories, glove accessories

Pink Doll's hat with pattern and small brim.dolls, dolls clothing, wool, knitting, toys

Pattern 37 canvas ammo pouches (pair)

Michael O’Connell (1898-1976) arrived in Melbourne in 1920 with no professional training apart from that of a soldier on the Western Front. During the 1920s however he discovered a talent for design and, returning from a visit home to England via France and Italy in 1929, focussed on textile design with his wife Ella. This fragment of a wall hanging shows clear indebtedness to the School of Paris, Matisse in particular, and other designs from the early 1930s indicate that O’Connell was familiar with the work of Raoul Dufy who had created some successful and popular fabric designs for Paul Poiret.Textile piece featuring women and geometric patterntextile design, rmit design archives, mid-century modern

Webbing, Pattern 44, British Army - 1944equipment, ww2, army

Small Pouch for Webbing Belt. 44 patternequipment, 1990, army

Canvas and leather haversack - damaged, Pattern 15equipment, ww1, army

White porcelain jelly mould with pattern inside."496 Wedgwood RIH 514"jelly moulds

Opaque long neck bottle with twisted patternbottles

Small silver glove button hook with pattern.buttonhooks, gloves

Used by Mrs. W. J. SebireLarge glass patterned comport, with scalloped edge.comports, fruit bowls

Patterned blue and white plate with scalloped edge.china, plates

Created by William de Morgan & Co c.1890 and painted by Charles Passenger this small plate is an example of the Persian Ware produced by De Morgan.Arts & Crafts movement 1880sA stylised duck central surrounded by a carnation pattern.WDE.MORGAN & CO in painted in black with CP all in blue and turquoise concentric circles on verso.charles passenger, pottery, earthenware, arts and crafts, william morris