Primary Artist

John Carmichael (1811–1857)

Title

Irrawang vineyard and pottery, East Australia.

Source

From Picture of Sydney; and strangers' guide in New South Wales in 1838. Sydney: J. Maclehose, 1839.

Page or Plate number

plate 37, facing page 168

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 2795

Date made

1838 – 1838-39

Place made

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

9.0 x 17.3 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

11.2 x 18.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Irrawang vineyard and pottery was established by James King (1800-1857), who had studied chemistry and glass making in Scotland, before establishing himself in Sydney in 1827. The pottery which was near the Williams River in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, produced domestic wares from 1833 until it closed in the early 1850s. The image shows the kiln, pug-mill, workshops, workers and four ceramic demijohns positioned prominently. On the hills the behind the pottery are vineyards, King being an important early pioneer of viticulture in Australia. In the left foreground is a group of Aboriginal people observing the scene.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

91570

Accession number

89.64

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1988/89 (1989-02-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1989.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1989

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Carmichael, John. | (1811–1857) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013