PLACE REPRESENTED: Worthing , England
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: A Present from Worthing … as it was circa 1925. Worthing is a large seaside town on the south coast of England … and the pier is still there, albeit destroyed and rebuilt a couple of times. The current one is the more art deco one from 1935. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worthing_Pier
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1920s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Germany
MANUFACTURER: Schumann
DIMENSIONS: 18cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Laos
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: Very shiny gold wall ornament depicting the sites of Laos, “Land of a Million Elephants”. This in the right sunlight is blinding … just like some Laotians I know
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
ITEM: Salt and Pepper Shakers
NOTES: Rustic colonial style pottery depicting three sites from Melbourne: Flinders Street Station, the trams, and Captain Cooks cottage (which Captain Cook never lived in, well, not in Australia – it was brought to Melbourne in 1934 from England.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 5.5cm diameter x 6cm (each)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Holland
ITEM: Key Ring
NOTES: A sturdy steel key ring depicting the famous Dutch tulips. Simple and evocative.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2017
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7cm (with chain) , 3.5cm diameter on medallion
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Tea Towel
NOTES: Irish Family names on a map of Ireland with the usual symbols of Ireland : the thatched roof cottage, Glendalough Round Tower, a Celtic cross, a drinking cup and a gold collar. I’m not sure how accurate it is an ancestry location locator but many, many Irish surnames are shown.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: 52% linen, 48% cotton.
MADE IN: Ireland
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 45cm x 65cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Split , Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Split, featuring St Dominius Cathedral, done in pyrography (wood decorated with burn marks) on a carved plate. St Dominius (Katedrala Svetog Duje) is located inside the gates of Diocletian’s Palace built in Roman times as the Mausoleum of Diocletian before being converted to a church in the 7th century. Mass is still held here today, making it one of the oldest Catholic cathedrals in the world still in use in its original structure.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Croatia (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 25cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Australia
ITEM: Humourous Ornament
NOTES: Typical Australian humour. Apparently. Well it’s not Barry Humphries but it is amusing. The only problem is, with the exception of Melbourne the weather is pretty consistent. Where it’s rainy, it rains all the time. Where it’s dry, it’s dry all the time ….
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 20cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Israel
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A stylish, old school looking brass plate depicting Moses and “Israel” in English and Hebrew along the bottom. Moses was the leader of the Israelites dating back to the 13th century BC. The most important prophet in Judaism and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the Druze faith, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.The plate, like Israel, is intricate, substantial and permanent.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel (brass?)
MADE IN: Israel (I suspect)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 25cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: The Irish shillelagh is a walking stick or club used for walking and, errr clubbing? This one isn’t long enough to be a walking stick, unless you were a little person (the little people of Irish mythology?) and too ornate to be a club (I assume). So, it is purely decorative though would hurt if used for non-decorative purposes.
In the modern world, the shillelagh is recognised, especially in the Irish-American context, as a symbol of Irishness and populates the mascots and logos of many Irish associations and sports teams. This is one weapon that made the onto the plane and through customs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_(club)
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Ireland probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 44cm long x 11cm wide (at its widest)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A wall plate of Croatia depicting the country, the major cities, the major buildings in those cities and the Croatian coat of arms.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1995
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 24cm diameter
