BENDIGO POTTERY LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR PLATE - TRAM & PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PALL MALL, BENDIGO

A FINE PORCELAIN COLLECTOR PLATE BY BENDIGO POTTERY, FEATURING ARTWORK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL MCCARTHY. THE PLATE DEPICTS A STREET SCENE OF PALL MALL, BENDIGO, SHOWING A MAROON AND CREAM TRAM NUMBERED NO. 19 TRAVELLING ALONG THE STREET WITH THE HISTORIC LAW COURTS AND POST OFFICE CLOCK TOWER VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND. THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE APPEARS IN BROWN TO THE LOWER LEFT OF THE IMAGE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: BENDIGO POTTERY, AUSTRALIA
* ARTIST: MICHAEL MCCARTHY
* SERIES: THE BENDIGO SERIES
* SUBJECT: TRAM AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PALL MALL, BENDIGO
* MARK TYPE: BLACK PRINTED CIRCULAR BACKSTAMP WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
* PRODUCTION: LIMITED EDITION, PRODUCED ON FINE PORCELAIN

DESCRIPTION:
THE PLATE FORMS PART OF THE BENDIGO SERIES, A LIMITED EDITION SERIES DEPICTING HISTORIC LOCATIONS AROUND BENDIGO, VICTORIA. THE SCENE SHOWS A VINTAGE TRAM ON THE PALL MALL STREETSCAPE, WITH THE SANDSTONE LAW COURTS AND POST OFFICE CLOCK TOWER PROMINENT IN THE COMPOSITION. ACCORDING TO THE BACKSTAMP, TRAMS WERE USED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN BENDIGO FROM 1890 TO 1972.

A WIRE HANGING HOOK IS FITTED TO THE REAR OF THE PLATE.

CONDITION:
THE PRINTED IMAGE IS CLEAR AND WELL-PRESERVED WITH NO VISIBLE CHIPS OR CRACKS TO THE FRONT FACE. THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE IS LEGIBLE IN BROWN. MINOR SURFACE MARKS ARE VISIBLE ON THE WHITE REAR SURFACE. THE WIRE HANGING HOOK IS INTACT.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293672+12

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