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Ceramic magnet with a decorative representation of a Convict Love Token on a backing card.

paper boat press

Hyde Park Barracks Ceramic Love Token Magnet

$25.00

Convict love tokens were inscribed coins given by some convicts to their loved ones as mementos before they were transported to Australia.

This ceramic souvenir magnet is inspired by a love token held in the Hyde Park Barracks Collection. The token is thought to have been crafted from a 1797 ‘cartwheel’ penny by 19-year-old convict Cornelius Donovan, whose punishment for stealing cotton was transportation to Australia for seven years.

Read more about the Cornelius Donovan love token here.

Designed, handmade and painted exclusively for Museums of History NSW in creative partnership with the Brisbane ceramic studio of paper boat press.

  • Photo © Joshua Morris for Museums of History NSW
  • Third image is the Cornelius Donovan Convict love token that inspired these souvenirs:

    • Cornelius Donovan Convict love token (front), 1825. Hyde Park Barracks Archaeology Collection, Museums of History NSW. Photograph © Jamie North

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