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Wine jug

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Ian Dowling

c. 1981

Overview

brown ceramic jug with wavy cream overglaze

Historical information

Ian Dowling established the Greenough River Pottery in an old barn on the west bank of the Greenough River leased from the National Trust (WA) in1977. He then moved to Margaret River in 1982. This jug is based on the design of a jug recovered from the Batavia shipwreck, and was made for the Hampton Arms Inn at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2051

Item type

Material

Width

170 mm

Height or length

190 mm

Depth

100 mm

Themes

Contextual Information

This jug is important because Ian Dowling was the first potter to work at Greenough, and for its association with the Hampton Arms Inn.

Keywords

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1981

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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