Bombay School of Art, A Wonderland pottery charger, circa 1880

Bombay School of Art

A Wonderland pottery charger, circa 1880

painted with flowers and stylised pattern in blues, greens, and browns

painted marks

47cm diameter.

Catalogue Notes:

The Bombay School of Art, whose ceramic works were marketed under the name Wonderland Art Pottery, operated under the direction of George Wilkins Terry, who became its first drawing master in 1857. The pottery flourished from the mid-1870s until around 1890, but continued on a reduced scale after Terry’s retirement into the early years of the 20th century. Early wares were influenced by ceramics produced in Sind, as Terry established his workshop with a Sindhi craftsman named Nur Muhammad.