Dish, bonbon; Walker and Hall; Pre 1929; CT85.1722b
Dish, bonbon
About this object
Bonbon dish; a small, silver dish, raised on a circular base. The base is engraved with the Union Steamship Company's flag. Made in Sheffield, England by Walker and Hall.
This dish is said to have washed up on the beach after the wreck of the SS Manuka, December 16 1929, at Long Point.
Maker
Date MadePre 1929
Place MadeEurope, United Kingdom, England
Medium and Materialsprocessed material, metal, silver
Inscription and MarksStamped on base: "W&H / WALKER & HALL / SHEFFIELD / ENGLAND / AI / WARRANTED / HARD & SILVER / SOLDERED / 61"
Measurements
h 75mm x di 124mm
Small
navigation. merchant marine, shipwrecks and fires
Subject and Association Keywordstransportation and communications, shipping
Credit LineFrom the collection of Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika The Meeting Place "a rest on your journey"
Object Type Object numberCT85.1722b
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