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Boston Bay Colony Bowl c2000

Maker unknown

Registration number

1091489

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Boston Bay Colony Bowl

Production date

c2000

Medium

ceramic, wood

Dimensions (H x W x D)

20 x 30 x 20 cm

Inscriptions

bowl: blue and white colouring, gold leaf design around edges. text includes: "Boston seal of 1630" "old state house, Boston", "Massachusetts bay colony seal", "U.S.S. constitution old ironsides". "bay colony bowl made especially for Shreve, Crump & Low Boston Mottahedeh" "vista alegre" "Portugal". Four illustrations on outer surface; eagle crest on base of inner surface. base: text on gold plate: THOMAS M. MENINO MAYOR / THE HONORABLE PETER COSTIGAN / LORD MAYOR OF MELBOURNE / 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON-MELBOURNE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP / BOSTON, MARCH 28, 2000

Credit line

Presented to Lord Mayor Peter Costigan, 2000
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Sister city, Boston Bay Colony Bowl, Boston, Massachusetts, Peter Costigan, 2000

Summary

Boston Bay Colony Bowl presented by the Mayor of Boston, Thomas M. Menino to Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Peter Costigan, on the 15th anniversary of the Boston-Melbourne sister city relationship in 2000.