Pitcher Jug Old Ballarat

PITCHER/JUG - Vintage Item - Glazed
Australian Made - Old Ballarat Pottery

Vintage Australiana Product
Deep dark brown (almost black) with contrasting shades of lighter honey-brown
Beautiful pitcher/jug, handcrafted eartherware with lustrous glaze throughout
A lovely addition to your kitchen or dining table or simply - makes a great ornamental feature (with flowers as well) as a thought
Makers name/logo impressed on the underside
Vintage item in excellent new condition

Width top neck: 10 cm includes the spout/lip
Top neck diameter: Ø 9 cm (without spout/lip)
Total width of pitcher: 16 cm (with handle)
Body diameter: Ø 12 cm
Base diameter: Ø 8 cm
Tall/height: 19 cm
Handle height: 12 cm - width: 6 cm

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The Old Ballarat Pottery was set up by John Gilbert as part of the Old Ballarat Village, opposite Sovereign Hill. Gilbert had established the Edinburgh Pottery at Sovereign Hill in 1972 to enable visitors to see traditional trades at work.

The Old Ballarat Pottery was a much larger concern, producing wares for sale through department stores and on party plan via Faberware as well as through the village. Early works looked as though they might have been made in the 1850s, with unturned bases, crude marks and dark treacle-like glazes.

Peter Pilven, one of Gilbert's students, worked there after graduating from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education, teaching throwing to students like the potter John Ferguson, who was there from 1978-79. Potters were initially employed by Gilbert's company (Pontresina Pty Ltd), registered in 1973.

The Old Ballarat Pottery was registered as a company from 1984-1994. A printed stamp (logo) at the base of their products features a mine tower surrounded by the text; (Old Ballarat Pottery) with (Made in Australia) at its base.