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Examination of glaze variations suggests that in addition to the above
brown wares another two containers are represented by the assemblage
from Chinaman's Garden Well. The glaze on one (items 262, 147) is a
much lighter colour, best described as a mid-tan. This item has a clearly
defined base ring which has a diameter of approximately 120mm.
Reference to Ritchie (1986: 232-234) suggests this may be the sole Ng Ka
Py jar represented in the assemblage. The colour, although unusual in the
Milparinka assemblage, is within the range suggested by Ritchie. The
glaze on the other fragment ( included in item 98) is quite mottled and
pinholed. Its' colour is midway between the dark brown of most food jars
and the tan already mentioned. Little more can be said of this second
item, as the piece is fragmentary.
Item 500 is a small curved fragment of brown-glazed vitreous stoneware.
Its' dimensions and the manner in which the glaze has been applied
suggest a diameter of 18mm and that it is from the lip of a small bottle. The
body is grey coloured. It is possibly from an ink bottle.
8.2.8e Buttons and other Clothing Fasteners
buttons (photograph 37)
As with the assemblage at Chinaman's Well, quite an array of buttons is
included in the artefacts from Chinaman's Garden Well. As well, clothing
rivets and a cuff-link have been identified and are discussed below.
Items 64 and 93 are both of shell - one of plain shell, is two-holed, while
the other, of mother-of-pearl, is four-holed. Both appear to be from undergarments.
The remaining buttons are all pressed metal, four hole buttons of various
diameters. Two (items 347 & 358) are 14mm in diameter, one plain the
other decorated with a ring of raised dots. Three others (Items 10, 196 and
357) are all 17mm in diameter, and embossed with various wording ­
"BEST SOLID EYELET"(item 10), "BOND ST. COMPY.ADELAIDE"(item
196), "BRIGHT AND HITCHCOCK'S.GEELONG" (item 357) The 'Best
Solid Eyelet" embossing is identical to that found on a button from
Chinaman's Well, but in that case the button was 24mm in diameter. A
United States origin is perhaps appropriate. The other buttons clearly
relate to clothing with an Australian origin, although the buttons could well
have been made elsewhere on behalf of the organisations named.
Three clothing rivets, similar to those now used on Levi Strauss jeans,
form items 197 (one rivet) and 220 (two rivets). Ritchie describes these as
brass studS, and indicates they were commonly associated with men's
trousers (:515). Both items 220 are un-adorned, but item 197 may have
been stamped around the circumference. No legend is visible.