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Bread plate

Bread plate
 (c. 1890)

Medium
earthenware
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Russell Zeeng, 1986
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
earthenware
Measurements
3.3 × 30.5 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
(Brunswick), (Melbourne), (Victoria)
Accession Number
D84-1986
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Russell Zeeng, 1986
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Plate on low foot, the border moulded in relief with 'Give us this day our Daily Bread', the centre modelled with two motifs each consisting of two heads of grain tied with a ribbon; decorated with a clear glaze mottled with dabs of brown and blue applied over a cream body, the motto and bows picked out in blue.

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