Bottle
(c. 1961)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
41.2 × 17.1 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1961
© Peter Rushforth
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Beecroft, Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
impressed above rim of base: PR (monogram)
Accession Number
192-D5
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
Elongated ovoid shape with wide, flaring neck; grey glaze with purple/brown slip painted around body and hand at neck, painted with dark grey pigment in vertical stripes enclosing zig-zag patterns. Described by the potter as 'alumina matt glaze decorated with iron, manganese and cobalt oxides'.