N.S.W. TECHNICAL EDUCATION 



The one illustrated is from a plaque 

 in the possession of Mr. John Shorter, of 

 Parramatta, which he kindly lent for re- 

 production. It is called the Waratah 

 plaque, that plant predominating in the 

 tout-ensemble. The clusters of cream- 

 co'oured flowers are the Wonga Vine 

 [Tecoma australis). It measures i6 inches 

 in diameter, and is tin chef-d'oeuvre, the 

 bold colour of the Waratah making a 

 conspicuous object in this piece of ceramic 

 art. L. Bilton's name can just be made 

 out at the bottom of the plate, a little 

 towards the right. Fig. 25. 



Figure 26 shows the latest chinaware 

 in colour of Australian floral decoration in 

 porcelain by Doulton, and is now on sale 

 in Sydney. It has special claims for recog- 

 nition here, since the original design is the 

 work of Miss Shorter, a student of our 

 Granville Technical College, under Mr. A. 

 Coffey. 



The design or conventionalisation was 

 made in order to settle a discussion as to 

 whether so large a flower as the Waratah 

 could be used for decoration on such small 

 objects as a teacup and saucer. The 

 diminution or reduction of the flower has 

 in no way lessened its effectiveness for 

 such purposes — at least, that is the opinion 

 of those competent to judge in such 

 matters. It is another instance of the 

 almost endless treatment of this wonderful 

 flower in Technical Art. The ground is the 



white of the china clay, the Waratah requiring no aids to emphasize natural 



colours such as the Wattle demands. 



Here we see that the general facies of the plant is in no way impaired by this 



miniature conception, for the straight stems emanating from the base of clusters 



of radiating leaves is a good replica effect of the original in nature of thi^ bold, 



uj)riglit, majestic representative of our unique flora. 



