Music box
(1981)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
19.8 × 14.2 × 12.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1986
© Courtesy of the artist
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Daylesford, Victoria
Inscription
painted in black on base: 67
Accession Number
D175-1986
Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
Hexagonal form tapering towards the top which has a finial in the form of a seated man with a hat, the firgure (which turns) is surrounded by seven modelled cockatoos attached to the body. The piece is supplied with a spherical bead pull to operate the musical mechanism. Figures are decorated in colours, three facets of the box bear a naturalistic landscape of gums and clouds, the remaining three are decorated with an abstract design in pink and shades of grey.