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Ceramic highlights

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This set is drawn from the Museum's ceramics holdings which form one of the largest collections within decorative arts and design. The collection encompasses Australian and international objects with a significant Asian component. While objects from antiquity and 16th and 17th centuries are included, the particular emphasis is on the last three hundred years.

Areas of particular strength are 20th century Australian studio ceramics and 19th century English vases and tableware particularly late …

154 Teapot and lid, porcelain, Worcester Royal Porcelain Company Ltd, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, 1880
Porcelain teapot by Worcester Royal Porcelain Co
1880
2001/41/3 Bowl, 'Spiral lipped bowl', Limoges porcelain, Victor Greenaway, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, 2000
'Spiral lipped bowl' by Victor Greenaway
2004/30/1 Sculptural vase, 'Le Noyau de la Force', stoneware, designed by Axel Salto, made by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, Copenhagen, Denmark, c. 1956
'Le Noyau de la Force' vase by Axel Salto
1956
2005/66/6 Teapot, from the 'Vogue' series, with hand-painted pattern, bone china, made by Shelley Potteries, Longton, Staffordshire, England, 1930-1933
'Vogue' teapot made by Shelley Potteries
1930-1933
2000/112/1 Vase and cover, '100% make up' series, No 32, porcelain, designed by Alessandro Mendini, for Alessi, Germany, 1989-1992
Vase and cover from '100% make up' series designed by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi
1989-1992
2002/79/1 Ceramic group, 'Still life with yellow bowls', teapots (2), bottles (4), beakers (3), bowls (2), Limoges porcelain / Southern Ice porcelain, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 2002
'Still life with yellow bowls' by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
2002
2005/200/7 Teapot with lid, blue floral decoration, gold gilt, porcelain, hand painted by James Giles, made by Worcester Porcelains, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, c. 1770
Teapot painted by James Giles for Worcester porcelian factory
c. 1770
2006/133/1 Sculpture, 'Shoe', stoneware, designed and made by Vojislava Citakovic, Belgrade, Serbia, 2001
'Shoe' sculpture by Vojislava Citakovic
2001
2000/112/2 Vase and cover, '100% make up' series, No 32, porcelain, designed by Alessandro Mendini and Michael Graves, for Alessi, Germany, 1989-1992
'100% make up' No 32 vase and cover designed by Alessandro Mendini and Michael Graves for Alessi
1989-1992
2003/137/1 Plate, unglazed, earthenware, designed and made by Lazar Markovich Lissitzky, Germany, c. 1923
Plate by Lazar Markovich Lissitzky
c. 1923
2005/201/56 Plates (11), 'Blind Earl' pattern, porcelain, made by Worcester Porcelains, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, c. 1770
Royal Worcester 'Blind Earl' porcelain plates
1775-1780
On display
2006/65/1 Sculpture, 'Finding of Moses', Parian porcelain, Classical revival style, designed by William Beattie, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, England, c. 1855
'Finding of Moses' by Wedgwood c. 1855
c 1855
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Bust 28 from 'China, China' series by Ah Xian
1999
2003/5/1 Vase, wood fired stoneware / tenmoku / salt glaze, made by Chester Nealie, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, 2001
Vase by Chester Nealie
2001
2005/66/10 Sculpture, womans head, hand painted, terracotta / wood / metal, probably modelled by Rudolf Knoerlein, made by the Goldscheider Porcelain Works and Majolica Factory, Vienna, Austria, 1925-1930
Woman's head sculpture by Goldscheider Porcelain Works and Majolica Factory
1925-1930
2006/81/1 Vessel, 'Something in blue', slab-built, stoneware, made by Ken Eastman, Hamnish, Herefordshire, England, 2000
'Something in blue' vessel by Ken Eastman
2000
2001/41/1 Vase, 'Spiral form', Limoges porcelain, Victor Greenaway, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, 2000
'Spiral form' vase by Victor Greenaway
2003/6/1 Vessel, 'Diamond ship-form', Southern Ice porcelain, Les Blakebrough, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2002
'Diamond ship-form' by Les Blakebrough
2002
On display
2005/66/3 Vase, ceramic with hand-painted decoration, designed by Susie Cooper, made by A E Gray & Co (Gray's Pottery), Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, 1925-1929
Vase designed by Susie Cooper
2007/209/1 Vessel, 'Sfat-em (Mother tongue) IV', earthenware, Avital Sheffer, Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia, 2006
'Sfat-em' (Mother tongue) IV' vessel by Avital Sheffer
2006
2001/41/2 Vase, 'Spiral form', Tuscan terracotta 'bucchero', Victor Greenaway, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, 2000
'Spiral form' vase by Victor Greenaway
2003/6/2 Platter, 'Diamond platter', Southern Ice porcelain, Les Blakebrough, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2002
'Diamond platter' by Les Blakebrough
2002
2005/66/5 Tea and coffee set, comprising teapot, coffeepot, hot water pot, milk jug, sugar bowl with cover and tray, with transfer printed pattern, ceramic / electroplated silver / possibly plastic or wood, metal components made by WMF, Germany / ceramics components made by the Waechtersbach Earthen
Tea and coffee set made by Waechtersbach Earthenware Factory
c.1905
2008/35/1 Sculpture, 'Bust 39', 'China, China' series, yingqing glaze, porcelain, Ah Xian (LIU Jixian), Jingdezhen, China, 1999
'Bust 39' porcelain sculpture by Ah Xian
1999