PLATE, Banjo Paterson Verse
CH1985.55
This plate depicts a bicycle being ridden down towards a creek with the verse: "Mulga Bill's Bicycle \ It struck a stone and gave a spring that cleared a fallen tree, \ It raced beside a precipice as close as close could be; \ And then, as Mulga Bill let out one last despairing shriek, \ It made a leap of twenty feet into the Dead Man's Creek. \ A.B. PATERSON" On the back in brown overglaze: " "Mulga Bill's Bicycle" \ The verse of "Banjo" Paterson Plate. \ This is one of a Collector's Set of six plates \ honouring the work of A.B. "Banjo" Paterson \ (1864 - 1941) and released \ in a limited edition of 5000 sets by \ The Moliver Collection. \ Original painting by Bill Leak. \ (logo) THE MOLIVER \ Banjo Paterson \ COLLECTION \\ (crown) \ M \ THE \ MOLIVER \ COLLECTION \\ Bill Leak. \\ FINE (symbol) CHINA \ Westminster \ AUSTRALIA \\ Plate No. 0009 \\ (c) 1984 Retusa Pty. Ltd."
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1985.55 |
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| Accession Date: | 11 Jul 1985 |
Material
| Bone/Skeletal | bone china |
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Measurement
| diameter | 237mm |
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