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Decanter

Decanter
 (1958)

Medium
stoneware
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1958
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
stoneware
Measurements
(a-b) 25.0 × 10.5 cm diameter (overall)
Place/s of Execution
Glen Iris, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
(a) painted in brown on base: Hughan
impressed in base: HGI (monogram)
Accession Number
1759.a-b-D4
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1958
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Oatmeal glaze with decoration of lines three 'ladder-like' ornaments in cobalt and blue. Neck of decanter broken.

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