Jug
1931
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
21.9 × 20.0 × 17.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Don McRae, 1991
©The Estate of Merric and Doris Boyd
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yarraville, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
incised in base: Decoration by / Doris Boyd / Merric Boyd / 1931
Accession Number
D30-1991
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
Jug with trefoil mouth, the handle with gumnut and leaf in relief, decorated with landscape (trees and fence) in blue, the buff body covered by a translucent olive glaze
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