Plate
Description
An earthenware plate with a dark transfer printed grapevine pattern around the rim and an urn filled with flowers in the centre. " FLORAL " is marked on the underside of the plate within a garter design. The plate has been broken and reassembled and there are some large fragments missing.
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This
plate
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.
The
Street
Homestead
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
PA2010.046
Collection type
Material
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