Jug
1923
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
18.5 × 14.6 × 12.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Don McRae, 1991
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
incised in base: Designed / by M. Boyd / 1923 (underlined)
Accession Number
D31-1991
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
Moulded jug in the form of a koala grasping a gumnut twig which forms the handle, decorated in grey-green, with black eyes and nose.
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