Glazed bough pot with koala figure by Grace Seccombe

• Earthenware - A basic ceramic material that is fired at a low temperature. Earthenware is the basis of almost all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern and European painted ceramics. After firing, the colour is the colour of the clay when it is dug from the ground: buff, brown and red. It is not waterproof until glazed. Creamware is a type of earthenware covered with a transparent lead glaze. Majolica, faience and delft are also earthenware covered in an opaque white tin glaze.
• Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
• Bough Pot - A bough pot is a vessel for holding stems of flowers and branches to decorate an interior, especially a fireplace during summer. They are typically ceramic, often semicircular with a flat back and have a body to hold water. The top has a number of small openings to hold the stems. Often the top lifts off.
  
  The term "bough pot" was common in use in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. During the European summer when the fireplace was not in use the fireplace was decorated with floral arrangements. These arrangements consisted of vessels and pots, The term "bough pot" was a colloquial term and came to mean the pots that were used for decorating the fireplace.
  
  The tulipiere and flower brick are types of bough pots that allow larger numbers of flowers.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• Australian themes, ceramics - koala 244
• Seccombe, Grace (Australia) - ceramics 215