Historical information

This item is a souvenir of Warrnambool, showing one of the popular beach areas, Shelly Beach. The owner is unknown but it would have been bought by a local person or a tourist for use in the home as a butter or pin dish. Judging by the quality of the item it would date back to the mid to later 20th century. Souvenir dishes such as this have been popular in the past and still sell well today.

Significance

This item is of minor interest and is kept for display purposes

Physical description

This is a china dish, octagonal-shaped with gold-coloured edging and a colour image of a beach and rocks in the centre portion

Inscriptions & markings

Shelly Beach, Warrnambool, Victoria
Royal Stafford China
Made in England