This is one of our "less fancy" cake lifters, actually used for children's parties because it is easy to use and if dropped and broken, it's not the end of the world - unlike some of our other more special cake lifters.
We believe this is a Chinese sourced porcelain blank which has either been decorated at the porcelain works OR the artwork has been applied locally. This is definitely transferware and not hand decorated.
Additionally, the words NAROOMA N.S.W. have been added below the artwork using Gold gilding
BRIMLY AUSTRALIA - Cake Slice Lifter ONLY
Circa 1980's
White Chinese Porcelain base colouring
Australian native Budgerigar (Gamilaraay Aboriginal language name ‘Betcherrygah') standing on a tree branch
We have always assumed this cake lifter was offered as a souvenir item (Narooma NSW) - we acquired this cake slice while travelling in the South Coast area many years ago. We just wanted a "pretty ordinary" cake lifter and the Narooma text didn't concern us at the time.
DIMENSIONS:
246mm length x 65mm width at the widest point
Good size for serving those large kid's size servings!
WEIGHT: 175g
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
Here is a photograph from the actual cake lifter ...
CONDITION:
USED (Only very occasionally)
CLEAN
NO cracks
NO chips
NO signs of glazing breakdown (Dry observation and Wet tested)
NO discolouration to the decoration (the budgie)
Gold gilding has been heavily applied and is not showing any signs of handling wear
