A Bendigo Pottery wheel thrown vase.
Object No. 89/1285
This vase forms part of a collection that was donated to the museum in the late 1980s by Dr Robert Lyons. This significant collection consists of over 500 Australian artware ceramics, along with some studio pieces, forming the most comprehensive holding of Australian commercial ceramics. The significance of this [vase] lies not only in its relation to the prized Lyons collection, but through its connection to one of Australia's oldest, and most distinguished, pottery companies, which continues to produce ceramic cookware and tableware. The [vase] forms part of an extensive collection of ceramics from various Australian artware makers and major commercial potteries of the early to mid 1900s, thus comprehensively documenting a major craft industry. This collection provides the opportunity to study the process of technology transfer in the decorative arts, the adaptation of an imported tradition to local materials and markets, and the development of distinctly Australian imagery, styles and products. REF: Hammond, Victoria (ed), 'Australian Ceramics', Sheparton Art Gallery, 1987 O'Hoy, Dennis R., 'Bendigo Pottery: Selected Wares from 1857 to the Present Day', Bendigo Art Gallery, 1989 Bilney, Elizabeth (ed), 'Decorative Arts and Design from the Powerhouse Museum', Powerhouse Publishing, 1991
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Summary
Object Statement
Vase, earthenware, made by Bendigo Pottery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1930-1949
Physical Description
Vase, earthenware, made by Bendigo Pottery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1930-1949 An earthenware, wheel-thrown vase that has a globular form with low foot rim and small averted rim. The exterior features an opaque sprayed glaze with the upper body bright yellow grading to an opaline green on the lower body. The interior and underside of the vase have been white glazed.
DIMENSIONS
Height
120 mm
Diameter
133 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
The jug was made by Bendigo Pottery in Bendigo Victoria between 1930 and 1949.
HISTORY
Notes
This vase was made by Bendigo Pottery, which opened in Bendigo, Victoria, in 1857 and continues to run today. The firm was established by George Guthrie, who moved to Australia from Scotland to join the Australian goldrush of the 1850s. Although Guthrie did not find success as a prospector he recognised fine clays in the goldfields and began making ceramics for the many customers that the goldrush supplied. Before plastics were introduced ceramics were used for a far wider range of products than they are today, and throughout its long history Bendigo Pottery has produced a wide range of domestic and industrial wares. REF: Hammond, Victoria (ed), 'Australian Ceramics', Sheparton Art Gallery, 1987 O'Hoy, Dennis R., 'Bendigo Pottery: Selected Wares from 1857 to the Present Day', Bendigo Art Gallery, 1989 Bilney, Elizabeth (ed), 'Decorative Arts and Design from the Powerhouse Museum', Powerhouse Publishing, 1991
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of Dr Robert J Lyons under the Tax Incentive for the Arts Scheme, 1989
Acquisition Date
22 December 1989
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