Historical information

In the late nineteenth century, Bendigo Pottery was the largest operating pottery in the Australian colonies. There are regular reports of the volume of pottery they produced and sent by the train-load to the Melbourne distribution warehouse. Bendigo Pottery's founder, George Guthrie, was very proud of his pottery and was an active participant in the popular nineteenth-century international exhibitions. Bendigo Pottery was established in 1857. Bendigo Pottery was often at risk of closure but faced its greatest threat in the late 1960's when Hume's Pipes, then owners of the pottery, instructed that it be closed down. However, this did not happen and it is open to this day. Majolica Ware was introduced into Bendigo Pottery's range in 1879, ultimately with a wide range of products made, ranging from water filters, and garden urns through to common household wares.

Physical description

"Bendigo Pottery Majolica. 1879-1911" by Gregory Hill with contributions from Greg Johansson. Soft cover. Published and distributed by Bundoora Homestead Art Centre. pp 74. Has a separate addendum of 10 pages inside back cover. Spine and front and back covers are brown in color. Title on spine and front cover are in white text. Front cover has colored insert of majolica plates, and back cover has insert of Toby jug. Colored and Black and white images throughout. Notes on authors are on the back page. No index.

Inscriptions & markings

Signed by author on front page with year of 2011.