Plaque [Commemorating the opening of MOTAT Pioneers of Aviation Building]

Object detail

Accession number

2006.139

Maker

Badges and Crests Limited

Production period

1970s

Description

Wall plaque made of wood with the MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) logo in metal on the front. Below that is an inscription on a metal plate which says: "Miss Jean Batten To mark her opening of the Pioneers of N.Z. Aviation Pavilion 2 April 1977." On the back of the plaque is a hole to hang the plaque on a wall and the maker's label.

Marks

MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT AND TECHNOLOGY / MOTAT / AUCKLAND Inscribed
MISS JEAN BATTEN / To mark her opening of the / PIONEERS OF N.Z. AVIATION PAVILION / 2 April 1977. Inscribed
Badges & Crests Ltd. 4 Parity Place Glenfield Auckland New Zealand Label

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Paper

Collection

Jean Batten Collection

Credit Line

Badges and Crests Limited. 1977. Plaque [Commemorating the opening of MOTAT Pioneers of Aviation Building], 2006.139. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Plaque Communication Artefacts Ceremonial Artefacts Organizational Objects

Production place

Glenfield North Shore City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject

Batten, Jean Gardner, 1909-1982 Pioneers of Aviation Pavilion Museum of Transport and Technology

Collection type

Air and Space Transport MOTAT Institutional Collection

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Rectangle Font Emblem Symbol Wood Circle Logo Fashion accessory Metal Graphics

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