Irrawang vineyard and pottery, East Australia.
Primary Artist
John Carmichael (1811–1857)
Title
Irrawang vineyard and pottery, East Australia.
Date made
1838 – 1838-39Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 2795
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'J. Carmichael Sc [c in superscript] Sydney.' No date. Printed upper centre above image in black ink, 'Irrawang Vineyard & Pottery.'. Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'East Australia.'.
Matrix size
9.0 x 17.3 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
Irrawang vineyard and pottery was established by James King, 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 untill it closed in the early 1850s. The image shows the kiln and workers with Aboriginal people looking on. On the hills are rows of grape-vines.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
91570
Creators
Carmichael, John. | (1811–1857) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 89.64
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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