Historical information

This child's plate was owned by Elizabeth Morgan who was married to Mr P B Webb who was mayor of Warrnambool in 1917.

Significance

A common item which has significance as it belonged to a local person who was Mayoress of Warrnambool

Physical description

Pale blue straight edged round baby's plate with wide flat rim. Transfer of lion in greenery surrounds is in centre of bottom of plate. Four small transfers of clowns around the edge of the larger transfer.. The alphabet and numbers 1-10 are around the flat edge of the plate. The side has a small ridge which has the remnants of gold paint. A break in the glaze of the bottom of the plate displays blue material.

Inscriptions & markings

Alphabet and numbers