Kookaburra Wall Pockets with Gum Leaves Decoration
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- Wall Pocket - A wall pocket is a ceramic vase of flattened shape, pierced at the back so it could hang on a wall, and sometimes tapering to a point at the base. They were often made in quaint shapes such as fish, a mask, or a cornucopia. They became popular in the eighteenth century and continue to be made to the present day. Porcelain examples were made by Worcester in a very elaborate form, while those designed Clarice Cliff and Longwy were streamlined and often in pleasant pastel colours.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Australian School and Colonial unmarked - ceramics 168
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Australian themes, ceramics
- gumleaves and gumnuts 440
- kookaburra 258
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