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Place setting used by Queen Elizabeth II
Made c 1954Summary
Object No.
A10189Object Statement
Place setting, 9 pieces, sterling silver / stainless steel, used by Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Australia in 1954, made by James Dixon & Sons Ltd and William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, England, c. early 1950sPhysical Description
Place setting, 9 pieces, sterling silver / stainless steel, Chippendale pattern, 1 large knife, 1 large fork, 1 medium knife, 1 medium fork, 1 soup spoon, 1 dessert spoon, 1 sweet spoon, 1 coffee spoon, 1 small oyster fork.Short URL
https://ma.as/169091Dimensions
Height
12 nullWidth
21 nullProduction
Made
c 1954Notes
Made by James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, England. Probably made early 1950s.William Hutton & Sons was absorbed by James Dixon and Sons in 1930, hence the cutlery pieces have different makers marks.
The inclusion of Firths Marks on various pieces notes the presence of stainless steel in the piece
History
Notes
Used by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. During her stay in Sydney in February 1954, a State banquet was held in her honour at the Great Restaurant on the 7th Floor of the David Jones department store on Elizabeth Street. In 1984 Mr Charles Lloyd Jones, the son of Sir Charles Lloyd Jones, the Chairman of David Jones Ltd from 1920 to 1958, donated this place setting to the Powerhouse Museum and revealed that the Queen had used it during the dinner.Source
Credit Line
Gift of C Lloyd Jones, 1984Acquisition Date
2 May 1984Cite this Object
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