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Day 49: John Campbell GIFFCOO vase

Photo Caption: Day 49: Today’s piece is unmarked but attributed to the John Campbell pottery of Launceston, Tasmania. That much I’m pretty sure of. What the meaning is of what is written on it is a different story. To my eye the applied lettering reads “GIFFCOO”. Is it a nickname, acronym, house name, foreign word or just a made up thing to keep me guessing? This piece stands 33cm high and is quite a substantial piece to say the least. It was a tip shop find and was actually painted white with the lettering picked out in gold
I’ve done all the usual searches but turned up nothing in regards to tge mystery lettering. Help!?!

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Day 42: Cynthia Mitchell Wall Plaque

Photo Caption: Day 42: Today’s piece is another piece by my fav post war Tasmanian potter Cynthia Mitchell and what a piece it is! This is Skimbleshanks the Railway cat who drives the mail train. He is from T.S. Eliot’s, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. My guess is this 3D wall plaque is a complete one off. There are 14 or so poems in the book and my guess is there is a wall plaque for every poem (I know of the existence of 3 other T.S. Eliot cat plaques). I love this piece and waited a number of years for one to turn up. I wouldn’t be surprised if the “missing” 10 or so plaques have migrated to the mainland or indeed overseas. Fingers crossed they haven’t been consigned to the land fill.

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Day 37: Les Blakebrough Beaker

Photo Caption: Day 37: Today’s piece is by Tasmanian master potter Les Blakebrough. I always call these Sake cups but it might be a bit big for that so I might go for beaker. Either way it’s a perfect little piece of antipodean orientalism (see what i did there!? 😒). #AustralianPottery #AustralianArtPottery #Pottery #Ceramics #instapottery #AustralianDesign #TasmanianPottery #LesBlakebrough #australianceramics #TasmanianArt #365DaysofAustralianPottery

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Day 35: Port Arthur Vase

Photo Caption: Day 35: Today’s piece is a bit of a mystery. Inscribed “See Port Arthur” around the neck this vase is unmarked but undoubtedly Tasmanian in origin. The shape is not one I have seen before and the glaze is odd too. Part John Campbell part McHugh and by the looks of it too early to be Van Diemen. Circa 1930s.

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Day 34: Amelia Burrows Cup and Saucer

Photo Caption: Day 34: Today’s piece is another early hand painted china piece by Launceston based artist Amelia Burrows circa 1900. I thought i would post another Burrows Studio piece after seeing @robbieburrowsart fantastic photo of her Great Grandmother Amelia hard at work in her studio. Thanks also to @oxalis_curator for the heads up.

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Day 31: Eileen Brooker Vase

Photo Caption: Day 31: Today’s piece is another by Hobart icon Eileen Brooker. The photo makes it look much bigger than it is. It’s only about 12cm high and 5cm in diameter hence the difficulty getting a nice clear signature on the base. This piece has a nice wax resist decoration. I’m guessing it is circa 1970s.
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Day 30: Amelia Burrows Plate

Photo Caption: Day 30: Although not exactly Australian pottery today’s piece still fits with my Australian ceramics collection. This plate (more than likely an English made blank) was hand painted by Amelia Burrows wife of Launceston photographer Alfred Edward Burrows circa 1900. The scene is titled “Near Wynyard NW Tasmania”. #AustralianPottery #AustralianArtPottery #AustralianStudioPottery #australianceramics #AustralianStudioChinaPainting #ChinaPainting #TasmanianPottery #TasmanianCeramics #TasmanianArt #Pottery #Ceramics #instapottery #WynyardTasmania #365DaysofAustralianPottery

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