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

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 details

Object Number:
SF001137
Accession Date:
02/04/2021
Controlling Institution:
Silentworld Foundation
Department:
Silentworld Foundation Collection
Classification:
Ceramics and Pottery
Object Type:
Ceramics and Pottery
Period:
19th century
Place:
Array
Medium Description:
Earthenware plate with blue transfer print and glaze
Measurement Description:
Diameter 23 cm
Images:
Array
Cataloguer:
K Pentecost
Catalogued Date:
02/04/2021
Technique:
Ceramic