In the 19th and early 20th centuries, J. & G. Meakin were important, large-scale producers of good quality, ironstone tableware (‘White Granite’ ware) that met a ready market in the United States, South America, Australia, and other traditional British markets. By the 1890s the company was one of the world’s largest earthenware manufacturers. Although export teaware and tableware was the factory’s staple commodity, Meakin also manufactured toilet ware, kitchenware and a wide range of fancy earthenware. The company was amongst the first British pottery firms to experiment with modernist designs associated with the art deco period. The Moderne' range was introduced in 1929 consisting of an angular shape decorated design with geometric patterns and often highlighted with silver or gold. This range remained in production through the 1930s. Post 1945 the company introduced the streamlined Studio shape (1953) and Horizon shape (1955) both heavily influenced by the Russell Wright ‘American Modern’ tableware. In 1964 a new Studio shape was released with tall streamlined coffee pots used as the background for many contemporary patterns now associated with the 1950s and 1960s. Designs by Jessie Tate and Eve Midwinter, some originally found on Midwinter shapes, also appear on 1970s Studio ware. The Studio range was one of Meakin’s most successful and continued in production until the late-1970s. The enormous range of floral, geometric, and abstract designs make Studio Ware collectible in its own right. In the 1970s and 1980s as part of the Wedgwood Group Meakin produced contemporary products under the 'Bull in a China Shop' and 'Creative Tableware' names. 'Sol' (c.1912-1963), 'Studio' (1953 on) and 'Royal Staffordshire' (post-1968) were important J. & G. Meakin Ltd trade names. Meakin marks are numerous, but all include the J. & G. Meakin name. The significance of this item and pottery generally is that often earthenware is portrayed as being a landmark in the evolution of humanity. This is because these items are the few things from the past that have survived in a tangible form. Pottery is an important functional part of society and it has a critical role to play as it helps archaeologists to date other artefacts of the same time period. Also, the decorations on pottery have told much about the beliefs, lifestyles and lives of the people who bought them and used them. In other words it gives us today a snapshot of society from the past and how people used these items in their daily lives, their likes as well as societal and design trends. Chamber pot ceramic white with handle at side and decoration around top. Unclearwarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, champer pot, personal hygiene, personal item, ceramic pot, domestic object

This coffee pot was made for flat heating surfaces and not the open fire. The enamel coating was used as a thermal barrier to keep the contents hot. This could have been used as an all day coffee source for busy farm workers or breakfast and lunch times. When this pot was used at dinner time, it was a time period when dinner was more formal, with the whole family sitting at the dinner table. The white enamel would have been sufficient for the majority of households. When this pot was in use the dinner period was when the whole family was together and communication within the family was considered very important as a cohesive force. This was a time before television intruded into the atmosphere of relaying the day's activities to the whole family.In small rural communities within the Kiewa Valley a good cup of tea or coffee was a time for relaxation from the hard work of the day. This relaxation period was beneficial for not only the mind but also the body. This was particularly for the house bound mother with domestic chores that had, at this time in history not many "time saving" pieces of domestic equipment. A good pot of tea or coffee at "smoko" was a god sent. Although regarded by well groomed city folk that a coffee pot was for coffee only the less social etiquette standards of country folk permitted its use for tea. Versatility even within the household was of great benefit to the folk in the Kiewa Valley. This was even so for the immigrants that joined in and were warmly welcomed within this rural sector of Australia.This coffee pot is in the French style with a goose neck. It is fully coated in white enamel and has a concave bottom. It has a hinged lid and the main body has been rolled fastened to the bottom plate. The sandwiched steel body is approximately 1mm thick. The two piece neck has been welded together similarly the hinged lid and handle. Rivets are installed to the both bases of the handle. country kitchens, well heated coffee, coffee break in rural regions

This locker door was used by the Carlton Premiership player of 1968, 1970 and 1972, Robert Walls. Walls played 218 games for Carlton between 1967 and '78. The locker carries his name because he wore the No.42 into 100 senior games for the club - the minimum number of games required by a player to earn that honour. This item is one of the few of its type remaining with the club, and Robert Walls is an important figure in Carlton FC history as both Carlton Premiership player (1968, 1970 and 1972) and Senior Coach (1987). The locker room is considered the inner sanctum of the players, hence the significance.1.5m x 25m x 2.5cm steel louvred dark navy blue locker with white enamel No.42 and R. Walls, silver handle. At rear on left side below louvre, white powder coated, with inscription GOOD BOY BANGER! in fading black fineliner, and GOOD BOY POTS AND PANS!, plus various other markings. Slight rust. At rear on left side below louvre, white powder coated, with inscription GOOD BOY BANGER! in fading black fineliner, and GOOD BOY POTS AND PANS!, plus various other markings. locker, no.42, robert walls, carlton football club, robert heatley stand, locker room

This set was given by the Warrnambool City Council Councillors to Horace Lawson on the occasion of his marriage in 1898. Horace Edward Lawson was the son of Susan and Thomas Lawson. The latter at one time had a drapery business in Liebig Street. Horace Lawson was the Town Clerk of Warrnambool from 1893 to 1918. He was a keen cyclist and a member of the Warrnambool Volunteer Artillery Corps. In 1918 Lawson was appointed the Secretary of the Municipal Association of Victoria, a Melbourne appointment. This set is of considerable interest as it was presented to Horace Lawson, notable in Warrnambool’s history as a long-serving and successful Town Clerk. This silver-plated tea and coffee set has four items – coffee pot, tea pot, sugar basin and milk jug. All have the same etched decorative patterns on the sides and the lids and all have handles attached with a nut and a bolt. The tea pot and the coffee pot have the maker’s marks on the bases and there is an inscription on the side of the sugar basin. The lids of the coffee pot, tea pot and milk jug are hinged. ‘W. Mammatt & Sons Sheffield’ ‘Presented to H. E. Lawson Esq. Town Clerk by the Mayor & Councillors of Warrnambool on the Occasion of his Marriage Sept. 1898’horace lawson, history of warrnambool, silver tea set

Chamber Pot with handle

Arthur WARREN (1958- ) Born Yallourn, Victoria Arthur Warren attended Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1977 to 1979. He later returned as a visiting lecturer. After graduating Arthur Warren trained with Victor Greenaway for six and a half years, before establishing Amesfield Pottery in Upper Beaconsfield in 1986. Lidded poecelain Potwarren arthur, ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus, alumni, victor greenaway, amesfield pottery

Short cylindrical off-white glazed ceramic pot with lid, with ridge at base of pot and top of lid.nil

Short cylindrical off-white glazed ceramic pot with lid, with ridge at base of pot and top of lid. Remnants of a white label with black text on the side, the pot containing mouldy white tablets.Impressed on the base the numeral '1' over '2'. label on the side damaged but in its entirety would have originally read ' International Exhibition Award for Chemicals & c Philadelphia 1876.medicine, tablets, international exhibition 1876

Ceramic Cottage jam potStamped on base "Karutomoware Made in Japan"karutomoware, cottage jam pot

Hand thrown glazed pot. ceramics, studio pottery, rabbit

Lidded pot by Springmount Potteryceramics, springmount pottery, tina banitska

Greg CROWE (1953- ) Born England, arrived Australia 1963 Greg Crowe's intial training was in architecture. In 1980 Greg Crowe established the Hovea Pottery in the hills east of Perth and am constantly firing up new work there 30 years on.In 2008 Greg Crowe undertook a McKnight Residency for Ceramic Artists at the Northern Clay Center, Minnesota, U.S.A., and has demonstrated and exhibited elsewhere in the U.S.A. and Canada, Japan, France, Denmark, Ireland and Singapore. In 1985 he built a wood-fired salt kiln at Hovea with Fergus Stewart, and has specialised in wood-firing and salt-glazing since then, In 1992 he worked with wood firer Sven Bayer in Devon, UK. In 1996-1998 he built an anagama kiln in the south-west of Western Australia. y Texture and the unique, plastic responsive nature of claygre to stretching has been of great interest to Greg Crowe. Greg Crow signs his work with an impressed 'GC'. Thrown bulbous woodfired pot.greg crowe, ceramics, gippsland campus, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, hovea pottery, woodfire 86

Terracotta pot, similar to a flower pot but without a hole in the bottom. Has two small holes drilled in the top for it to be hung.ceramics, terracotta

Displayed in History House (cabinet, North wall). Owned by Mrs. C. Keiller? (from scrap of paper in pot).Ornamental tea-set in cream and green glaze with pattern of flowers in red, white, black and green glaze. Red chinese charcters down side. 4193.1 - Sugar bowl. H: 5.0 x DIA: 6.3 (8.5 with handle) 4193.2 - Tea-cup. 2.9 x 4.2 x 5.3 (with handle 4193.3 - Lid to sugar bowl 4.0 x 1.0 4193.4 - Tea-pot 7.0 x 9.6 4193.5 - Saucer 1.2 x DIA: 8.0 4193.6 - Milk jug 6.5 x DIA: 6.7 4193.7 - Lid to teapot 3.7 x 1.0Front: Base of saucer (4193.5): Gift from/China 1884 (blue pen on sticker) Back: 1884 (blue pen scratched into glaze)

Glue pots, iron, composed of two pots, inner and outer, both have swivel wire handles, made by A K and Sons.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, glue pots, a k and sons.

Red enamel base casserole potcookware, walsh st kitchenware, robin boyd

Jar came from Bette Jones flower farmCream ceramic pot with ridged circumferencedomestic items, food storage & preservation

Grant FINCK Grant Finck graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1991. He started a professional career as a sculptor and ceramicist in the late 1970s, From 1993 Finck coordinated and was a design participant in a regionally based urban design program. From 1996 he has completed a substantial number of public sculpture commissions. In 1987 Grant Finck has a solo exhibition at the Switchback Gallery, Churchill.Earthernware dry glaze orb pot.ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus, grant finck, churchill

Manning Chemist in business on the Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne from 1932 to 1984.Short cylindrical off-white glazed ceramic pot, lid missing, ridge at base of pot. Round red and black label on base.Impressed in the base 'MAW' over 'D2'. Label : 'Manning Chemist Melbourne'.manning chemist, concourse, flinders street railway station

Iron dolly pot. Cylindrical shape, open at top. Used with a pestle for hand crushing gold bearing ore. No pestle with dolly pot.