Plaque with waratah design painted by Loius Bilton for Doulton & Co
Object No. A1499
Before Bilton took up employment at Doulton in 1892, he travelled to Sydney to make drawings of the native flora to illustrate 'The picturesque atlas of Australasia' of 1886. While Bilton drew on his Australian sketches to decorate many Doulton pieces, this design is a copy of the bone-china Wedgwood (blank) plaque he painted and fired in Sydney in 1886. Also in the Powerhouse collection, the earlier piece was shown in the 1889 Melbourne exhibition where it received a gold medal.
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Summary
Object Statement
Plaque, waratah design, bone china, made by Doulton & Co, painted by Louis Bilton, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, 1892
Physical Description
Circular platter made of porcelain (bone china) with foot ring pierced in four places for hanging, front painted with five New South Wales Waratahs (Telopea speciosissima) in red and with white and purple bell-shaped flowers of Wonga-Wonga Vine (Pandorea pandorana), green foliage and a butterfly. Gilt raised border around rim. Plate is signed by the artist.
DIMENSIONS
Height
34 mm
Diameter
390 mm
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1912
Acquisition Date
14 December 1912
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