6 Royal Doulton AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT PLATES Used in Pre-1988 Refreshment Rooms

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6 Royal Doulton AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT PLATES Used in Pre-1988 Refreshment Rooms:
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Six Royal Doulton Salad/Dessert/Appetizer 8\" PlatesEngland ~~ Pre-1988
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Condition - All 6 plates are in extremely good, previously-owned condition. They are all are shiny/glossy withno crazing, no chips or flakes and no cracks. In fact they appear to have never been used. One short, faint scrape on one plate.
Color/Design - White background. Coloured Australian Parliament insignia and double black lines around the rim.
Material - Ceramic
Age - Pre-1988
Status - Discontinued
Manufacturer/Location - Royal Doulton ~~ England
Piece - Salad/Dessert/Appetizer Plates
Size - Approximately 8\"

The information posted immediately below was posted to describe a plate of this same design but in a dinner plate size. The description was copied and pasted from the website for the Museum of Australian Democracy: Collection: Objects and Rooms:

\"This plate was used in theCommonwealth Parliamentary Refreshment Roomsin the Provisional Parliament House. It was manufactured by Royal Doulton.

HIDESTATEMENT OF VALUESStatement of values

This plate is significant because of its association with the Member’s Dining Room. The dining and recreation facilities were an important part of the life of the building from 1927 to 1988. They reflect the intention to provide some measure of comfort for the building’s occupants, in compensation for long sitting hours and the long periods people would spend away from their homes. The facilities also played an important national role in hosting Royal visits, official State receptions and formal dinners for important guests.

This plate is significant as a component of the Heritage Collection, which comprises those objects which were used in the Provisional Parliament House between 1924 and 1988. The collection has associations with the process of government, the ceremonial, administrative, promotional and recreational functions conducted within the building, and with the individuals who governed Australia between 1927 and 1988. The Old Parliament House building has a richness of internal fabric and collections, which include the purpose designed furniture and furnishings, that convey the way in which parliamentary functions were conducted, the everyday use of the building, and the hierarchical nature of parliamentary staffing practices.\"

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