1865 approx - Sweeney/Carrucan heirlooms - carved emu egg and vase

This traditionally carved emu egg was passed onto Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) by her father John Sweeney. It was on display in this old pink vase in the dining room at the Dalton Street farm house for some 60 years. It is believed that the egg was given to Thomas Sweeney in the 1850s by the local aboriginals of the Plenty River area. The vase itself was a gift to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney on the occasion of their wedding on 10 Nov 1868.