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Lidded jar

Reg PRESTON
Lidded jar
 (1965)

Medium
stoneware

Measurements
(a-b) 17.0 × 14.8 × 15.0 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971
© Courtesy of the artist's estate

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Warrandyte, Victoria

Inscription
(a) painted in brown on base c.: Preston

Accession Number
CCD10.a-b-1971

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

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Physical description
Cylindrical shape cut into seven vertical facets, pale celadon glaze, the lid overlaps the rip of the jar and has a deep undercut well in centre which serves as a handle.

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