This bowl was used in the home of Mrs. Laura Sommer nee Costa grandmother of one of the life members of Wodonga & District Historical Society who donated this item to our collection. It is representative of decorative household items in the early to mid 20th century.This item is an outstanding example of popular decorative household items from the 19th and early 20th century.A large ceramic decorative bowl featuring rural images. The primary colours of the bowl is a deep blue with gilt edges and markings. It features 2 rural scenes showing men with horses and a cart. The top edge is slightly contoured. There is a maker's mark underneath the bowl.Maker's map on base: A small flower within and larger flower shape with "MADE IN ENGLAND" written around it.decorative bowls, domestic items, ceramics, english ceramics and porcelain

Round resin relief of a decorative design.Nonematcham skipper, relief, resin, decorative design

A decorative, spiral shaped piece of iron. historic building, architecture

Oblong plaster relief of a scrolling decorative design. Nonematcham skipper, relief, plaster, decorative design

Round rubber mould of a decorative floral design. Nonematcham skipper, mould, rubber, decorative design

Memorabilia of war service perhaps cast from a shell casing (?) in the shape of A.I.F. slouch hatExample of commemorative craft work pertaining to Australian Armed Forces.Cast decorative slouch hat, Recast(?) from shell casting.Nilhandmade brass casting

Belonged to the donor's mother-in-law, the late Mrs.Doris Keene.Pair silver coloured metal coated book ends with curled decorative design. Green baize on base.No inscriptions or markingsdomestic items, ornaments / decorative

Small carved wood table made in China. Features four decorative candy-twist legs and scrolled edging. Brown polished wood.

Example of wood work and woodgraining popular in 1901 when the room was decorated. Mantel and mantel surround of pine turned and carved with this central panel beneath the mantel shelf all woodgrained in an oak finish.Fireplace surround featuring under-mantel panel with decorative carved acanthus leaves in urn with a rose at each extremity all in a woodgrain finish.woodgrain, decoration, mantel, oak finish, pine

Victorian Railways Decorative arch over the Creswick Road railway crossing for the Ballarat Centenary Celebrations in 1938.streetscape, centenary, ballarat, creswick road, railway

Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison. Water trough made by POW's. Cream concrete with white octagonal shapes on each side.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Octagonal decorative concrete water trough, in green paddock. Cream concrete with white octagonal shapes on each side.

Mary-Lou began exhibiting in the mid 1980s and over the years has been involved in producing unique pieces as well as developing a large range of domestic ware. In 1984, six months after graduating from a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Phillip Institute of Technology, Mary-Lou was invited to present a solo exhibition at Devise Gallery in South Melbourne. This objective, she says, compelled her to find a studio and was an incentive to focus on developing her ceramic practice independently.Mary-Lou Pittard holds close ties to the Shire of Nillumbik - living and working within Eltham. Her Eltham North Mudbrick Studio employed 5 assistants until recently when Mary-Lou and partner Chris Pittard have scaled down operations. They now produce everything themselves and find that this enables them to focus on producing unique, sculptural ceramic works. Mary-Lou is currently exploring the fine qualities of porcelain and combining these with her ongoing passion for decorative colour and form. 'Decorative Bowl' is a wheel-thrown/moulded bowl, oblong in shape and has been manipulated by hand. Narrow sections have been incised from the main body, perhaps a practical design feature for air circulation, and the rim has been altered to form a jagged edge. Bold colourful shapes decorate the interior of the bowl. They have been applied directly to the bisque surface and subsequently covered with a transparent glaze which protects them and enhances their permanency.mary-lou pittard, ceramic, chris pittard, eltham, nillumbik

This is the same gimp as on the curtains. Probably saved because it was beautiful and expensive, but inherently decontextualised from its original historic use.Length of decorative upholstery gimp, unpicked from original curtains and wound onto a piece of card for storage. Gimp is a type of upholstery trim. a flat tape made up of threads or fine cords forming a wave or chain design, held in place by another wavy cord to produce an openwork, geometric braid. In this item, the cords are respectively light blue and metallic gold (much of it tarnished to silvery colour). The gimp is en suite with the set of curtains and their ornaments (qv) - another luxurious trimming for expensive furnishings.upholstery trimmings

Green cloth hardcovered book with black leather spine, featuring the art deco work of Bernaux, Beligant and Feseau, Binquet, Bouchard, Bouraine, Bourdelle, Chassaing, De Bardyere, Gallerey, Gauvenet, Guenot, Hairon, Jallot, Lalique, Le Bourgeois, Malcles, Joel and Jan Martel, Max Blondat, Follot, Sad, Sue et Mare and Vera and J. Martin. Monochrome prints numbered 1 to 32, showing examples of modern wood and stone carving, all by named people. Text in French.non-fictionsculpture, carving, art nouveau, art deco, seguin, joel et jan martel, repousse, plaster, modelling

Green hard covered oversized book with 30 illustrated plates/ robert adams, james adams, ballarat technical art school, ballarat technical art school library, book plate

Formerly in the Ballarat School of Mines LibraryMaroon hard covered book of 148 pagesdecorative art, rathone holme, kathleen frost, ballarat school of mines library, architecture, furniture, ceramics

Celebration of Federation and visit of Duke & Duchess of York 1901black and white photograph, poor quality

Cast iron on a verandah featuring birds.verandah, cast iron, decorative iron, bird

Colour photograph of a red brick woollen mill at Ballarat, known as the Sunnyside Woollen Mill, or the Ballarat Woollen Mill. ballarat woollen mill, sunnyside woollen mill, mount pleasant, chimney

London : Allen Lane, 1977. 896 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.non-fictionAn exhaustive guide to the decorative arts of the West since the Middle Ages covers furniture, glass, rugs, porcelain, pottery, pewter, brass, and wallpaperdecorative arts -- dictionaries

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue decorative design. blue decorative patternpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue decorative design. blue decorative patternpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue decorative design. blue decorative patternpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue decorative design. blue decorative patternpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue decorative design. blue decorative patternpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue decorative design. blue decorative patternpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue decorative design. blue decorative patternpottery, ceramic, archaeology