TEAPOT STAND. Made from a piece of the SMS Emden
H1990.47
Square wooden teapot stand with a flat base and rounded corners. Recessed into the centre of the upper face is a round metal disc and across one corner a rectangular brass(?) plate has been attached reading "HMAS SYDNEY / DESTROYED EMDEN 1914". A stoker on the HMAS Sydney, Jim Sullivan, fashioned the stand out of a piece of the German cruiser, the EMDEN after it had been sunk by the SYDNEY in 1914. Sullivan was a regular visitor at the home of Charles Taylor, the port chaplain in Fremantle between 1930 and 1938, and he gave the stand to Taylor. Taylor was said to have been the "first official chaplain in Fremantle"(West Australian 11 October 1978). The stand was passed on to his son For family details see H89.1071
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1990.47 |
|---|---|
| Accession Date: | 7 Feb 1990 |
Material
| Wood/Wood | Wood, metal |
|---|
| Metal |
|---|
| Wood |
|---|
| Metal/Metal |
|---|
Measurement
| height | 23mm |
|---|
| width | 145mm |
|---|
| length | 145mm |
|---|
The WA Museum is in the process of digitising its collections. This record may not have been reviewed by curatorial staff and may be inaccurate or incomplete. Research departments are continually working on these collections by adding new objects and reviewing existing content when new information is made available.
Enquiries can be emailed to reception@museum.wa.gov.au
Cite this page
Western Australian Museum Collections https://museum.wa.gov.au/online-collections/content/H1990.47
Accessed 14 Aug 2024
Rights
We support the open release of data and information about our collections.
Text content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Image content on this page is copyright WA Museum.
