Jug
1947
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
14.8 × 16.5 × 13.1 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: Merric Boyd / Gum Trees / Australia / 1947
Accession Number
D32-1991
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
Waisted jug with handle as the trunk of a tree, its branches and a fence in relief on the body, reserved (cream) against deep green
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