Description

Fowler Ware Bowl.  A light blue mixing bowl made in Australia in the 1950s

This bowl is in excellent condition.

Size: 17.5cm in diameter x 9.5cm tall
Weight: 670g

Fowlers Pottery was established in Sydney 1837 by Enoch Fowler, an Irish Immigrant.  By the 1930s they also manufactured in Melbourne.  It is the oldest pottery in Australia, still operating today, but does not manufacture domestic pottery, it is owned by Caroma Industries.

They have produced a wide range of glazed earthenware domestic pottery including teapots, chocolate pots, jugs, banded kitchen ware (Cornish ware) in blue and green, toby jugs, vases and promotional pieces.

Ref: “Australian Domestic Pottery – A Collector’s Guide”, William & Dorothy Hall, 1992, Kangaroo Press, Australia

goto http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/492358 for a 1938 Catalog of products.