Significance

Yields information about the appearance through a drawing of Sturt St in the mid 1920's and yields information about the manufacture of china dishes with images in the bowl of the dish.

Physical description

White china dish, fluted sides, with a gold rim, flat base with a transferred image of Sturt St from Grenville St early 1920's with an ESCo tram arriving at the Grenville St terminus and two other trams in the view. Looks west along Sturt St.



One of a series of dishes made for R. Tunbridge and Sons (see images of other dishes) by Shelley, England.



i3 and i4 - of another dish held by the donor - Andrew Mitchell - shows the manufacturing details. - See Reg Item 7214 for another dish with the same image.



See correspondence with Grania Poliness with Alan Bradley - printed copy with worksheet file.



Stored in box 20A, within its own separate box wrapped with tissue paper.