WALTZING MATILDA DECORATIVE CERAMIC JUG - AUSTRALIAN THEMED CIRCA 1910-1920

A CHARMING EARLY 20TH CENTURY EARTHENWARE JUG DECORATED WITH THE ICONIC "WALTZING MATILDA" THEME, FEATURING HAND-PAINTED UNDERGLAZE DECORATION IN VIBRANT COLOURS. THE JUG DISPLAYS A NARRATIVE SCENE WITH A FIGURE IN PERIOD DRESS POSITIONED AGAINST A RED FENCE, SURROUNDED BY FLOWERING BRANCHES BEARING YELLOW BLOOMS WITH RED STAMENS SET AGAINST A RICH COBALT BLUE GROUND.

OVERVIEW:
THIS DECORATIVE JUG REPRESENTS THE POPULAR AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL EXPORT WARE PRODUCED IN THE EARLY 1900S, CAPITALISING ON THE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE WALTZING MATILDA BALLAD. THE PIECE COMBINES TRADITIONAL CERAMIC PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES WITH DISTINCTLY AUSTRALIAN ICONOGRAPHY, MAKING IT A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE EARTHENWARE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- FORM: CYLINDRICAL JUG WITH FLARED RIM AND APPLIED RED-GLAZED HANDLE
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED UNDERGLAZE IN COBALT BLUE, YELLOW, RED, GREEN, AND CREAM
- PRIMARY MOTIF: "WALTZING MATILDA" TEXT BANNER WITH FIGURE AND LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS
- BASE: UNGLAZED EARTHENWARE SHOWING KILN MARKS AND AGE PATINA



CONDITION: THE JUG DISPLAYS SURFACE CRAZING THROUGHOUT THE BLUE GLAZE FIELD, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND NORMAL CERAMIC AGEING. MINOR PAINT LOSS IS VISIBLE TO ISOLATED DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. THE RED-GLAZED HANDLE REMAINS STRUCTURALLY INTACT WITH NO CRACKS OR REPAIRS EVIDENT. THE BASE SHOWS APPROPRIATE WEAR PATTERNS FOR A FUNCTIONAL PIECE OF THIS AGE.

PROVENANCE: THE PIECE BEARS NO MAKER'S MARK ON THE BASE, THOUGH THE STYLE AND EXECUTION SUGGEST PRODUCTION BY A EUROPEAN CERAMICS MANUFACTURER PRODUCING EXPORT WARES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET DURING THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD. THE UNGLAZED BASE RETAINS VISIBLE KILN MARKS AND FIRING EVIDENCE TYPICAL OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY PRODUCTION METHODS.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair

779104+16

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