Dish, Baking
Description
An earthenware Willow pattern transfer printed baking dish. The dish has been broken and reassembled and some large fragments are missing. The dish features Willow pattern designs on the interior and on both sides.
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This
baking
dish
was
discovered
during
an
excavation
of
the
site
of
the
Street
homestead
in
Bell
Block,
which
was
burned
on
26
October
1860
during
the
First
Taranaki
War.
Willow
pattern
ceramics
were
very
popular
during
the
19th
Century
and
examples
are
frequently
found
in
archaeological
sites
in
New
Zealand
and
other
colonial
countries.
The
site
was
excavated
in
June
2005
by
a
Geometria
team
led
by
Dr
Hans-Dieter
Bader.
It
revealed
a
wealth
of
information
and
artefacts
which
according
to
the
archaeological
report
published
about
the
excavation
"
highlight
the
exploits,
achievements
and
living
conditions
of
the
labouring
class
of
British
emigrant,
an
otherwise
quiet
cohort
in
the
historical
record."
The
site
of
the
homestead
is
now
part
of
Penrod
Drive.
Accession number
PA2010.022
Collection type
Material
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