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Crustacean Tales, vase
1990

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
78.0 × 49.5 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased throught The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Marjory Webster Memorial, 1991
© Fiona Murphy

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
painted in black above edge of base: F. Murphy '90

Accession Number
D22-1991

Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture

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Physical description
The tall vessel, potted in raku clay, has a slender form swelling at the shoulder and is decorated in oxides and slips with an abstract design, based on marine imagery, on a dull pink background.