‘Hobart Town’, Staffordshire earthenware plate with blue & white transfer pattern

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Description:

Staffordshire earthenware plate with blue & white transfer pattern. (After) George William Evans who originally published the image as a frontispiece to his book on the colony in 1822. Earliest known depiction of Australia on porcelain or earthenware.

Object Number: SF001137
Object Type: Ceramics and Pottery
Period: 19th century
Date Made: 20250630
Place Made: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Medium Description: Earthenware plate with blue transfer print and glaze
Measurement Description: Diameter 23 cm
Technique: Ceramic