March 2019

28 Mar

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This locally-made jug is biochrome-coloured with pale yellow slip, dark red colouring on the neck and upper handle with impressed rouletting around the neck, and interior yellow lead glaze. The jug is made from fine white clay and has three portrait medals on three faces,...

10 Mar

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Parramatta 3rd Convict Hospital - double broad arrow bricks, 1817 During the 2006 excavation of the 3rd convict hospital at Parramatta some of the convict-made sandstock bricks were found to have two broad arrow marks. The broad arrow is a mark to indicate government manufacture and...