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Whisky decanter - HMAS Sydney, 1916

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Unique IDCC-000044Source system ID2000.005DateBetween 1st January 1916 and 31st December 1916Date qualifieryear onlyMediumCeramic - StonewareDescriptionGlazed stoneware earthenware decanter, shaped to resemble a military shell, decorated with a relief mould of HMAS Sydney [1] below a scroll inscribed Buchanan's Whisky on one side and a uniformed soldier of the Australian Infrantry below a fixed wing monoplane. The decanter was made by Copeland Spode in England and retailed by James Green and Nephew, London to raise funds for the war effort.Author/creatorCopeland Spode (manufacturer)Special citationHMAS Sydney whisky decanter, 1916. City of Sydney Civic Collection.

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Whisky decanter - HMAS Sydney, 1916