PLACE REPRESENTED: specifically the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Tray
NOTES: Small jewellery plate depicitng (alleged) coral from the Great Barrier Reef.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: hard plastic
MADE IN: Italy
MANUFACTURER: Asietti & Co for J. Glaser & Co
DIMENSIONS: 12.5cm x 12.5
PLACE REPRESENTED: Bergen , Holland
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: Google translates “De Heerlijkheid” as “the glory”. Bergen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in North Holland. Depicted is a local windmill and the famous Ruïne church in the centre of the village of Bergen. Artists looking for a pastoral setting are drawn to the natural beauty of Bergen. It’s a pity the tilers weren’t as well because this wall tile is “Made in Turkey” as proudly displayed on the back.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Turkey
MANUFACTURER: KS Tiles
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 15cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Loreley , Germany
ITEM: Coffee Cup
NOTES: The Loreley is a rock on the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, Germany. It rises to about 120 metres above the waterline and is the most famous feature of the Rhine Gorge. According to wikipedia, “A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat accidents there”. So let’s celebrate the place with a coffee cup depciting mountain, river and boat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorelei
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm diameter x 8.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: A ornamental Irish Harp. The Irish Harp is one of the most famous of all Irish instruments. The sticker on the back reads “The history of the Irish Harp is carved into the standing stones of Celtic Ireland. Immortalised in bardic poetry and manuscripts dating back to 540AD. Island Turf Crafts have recreated the harp in turf cut from Irish boglands”. Island Turf Crafts gifts are hand crafted using 5,000 year old Irish peat from some of Europe’s oldest bog lands.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: Peat
MADE IN: Ireland
MANUFACTURER: http://www.islandturfcrafts.com
DIMENSIONS: 18cm high x 10cm at it’s widest
PLACE REPRESENTED: Aldinga Beach, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: Aldinga Beach is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It has a conservation park and aquatic reserve … and hats.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: 100% cotton, 100% polyester (both?)
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Fridge Magnet
NOTES: The Tasmanian devil with an apple and sunglasses.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1985
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 4.5cm , 4.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia
ITEM: A dinner bell.
NOTES: A small ceramic dinner bell for “Queensland: The Sunshine State”.
I can hear it now, “Ring a ling, tea is served”. No, more like, “Ring a ding, your farking shout mate!”
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Taiwan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 5cm diameter around bottom , 9cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: El Salvador
ITEM: Catholic cross
NOTES: A small traditional Catholic cross from El Salvador. Simple, vivid and both regional specifc and global.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: El Salvador
MANUFACTURER: Artesanias “Jesus Obrero”
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm high x 5.5cm across.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canada
ITEM: Clock
NOTES: A large clock with all the shields for all the Canadian provinces and territories depicted. Ten provinces, two territories. It’s big and it’s regal. It’s Canada.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood (reconstituted)
MADE IN: Canada
MANUFACTURER: AEF
DIMENSIONS: 27cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Magnetic Island, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Six coasters depicting various scenes from Magnetic Island, off the Queensland coast.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: cork , paper
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: Murray Views
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 9.5cm (each coaster)
