1948 VFL Grand Final, covered vase
2015
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
(a-b) 46.2 × 27.1 × 28.0 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015
© Judith Pungkarta Inkamala/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory
Inscription
(a) inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on base. u.c.: JI734-15 / JI
Accession Number
2015.457.a-b
Department
First Nations Australia
Physical description
Eddie Jackson was the first Indigenous player to represent the Melbourne Football Club, the oldest team in the AFL. He played for Melbourne against Essendon in the 1948 Grand Final at the MCG. This game was a draw and was later replayed and won by Melbourne.