Melrose Art Pottery Exhibition
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The Melrose pottery exhibition is an example of how Australian industry was able to withstand the world wide depression of the 1930s. The giant Hoffman Brick, Tile and Pottery Company, established in 1862, had become the largest business of its type in the southern hemisphere, largely supplying the building industry with bricks, pipes, roofing tiles and sanitary ware, but when the depression hit, what merchandise do you think they looked to for survival? Flower vases! This incongruous choice of product meant the business kept functioning and key personnel were employed until better times arrived. Read more... Melrose Ware Tour. The Melrose ware exhibition features 130 pieces sourced primarily from private collections. The curator, Gregory Hill, also brings 35 years of research together for the 100 page, full colour exhibition catalogue. This is a must see event for anyone interested in Australian pottery. Latrobe Regional Gallery (138 Commercial Rd., Morwell). 11th February - 12th April 2012 Bundoora Homestead Art Centre (7-27 Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora). 20th April - 1st July 2012 Geelong Art Gallery (Little Malop St., Geelong). July 7th - October 7th 2012 National Museum of Australian Pottery (76 Albury St., Holbrook, NSW) 3rd November 2012 - 17th February 2013. |
 Vase (gumleaf) c. 1932-1942. moulded earthenware, glaze, 14.3 x 14.8 cm diameter. transferred mark: MEL-ROSE / AUSTRALIAN / WARE |
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Scott and Dave are both keenly interested in the early potteries of Australia and in particular the utilitarian wares they produced.
This site is dedicated to sharing some of the history of these colonial manufacturers.
As well as searching for items to add to our collections we are also interested in any information that sheds light on the history of any particular items or potteries as a whole.
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Scott Morrison & David Bruce.
Bendigo Pottery Showroom. Circa 1890s.