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James Scurry
The shearer 1881
plaster, stained and ebonised wood, glass
39.6 × 39.7 × 7.8 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the F.S. Livingston Fund, 1996
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The shearer
1881
Medium
plaster, stained and ebonised wood, glass
Measurements
39.6 × 39.7 × 7.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the F.S. Livingston Fund, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
incised l.l.: J. SCURRY / -1881-
Accession Number
1996.199
Department
Australian Sculpture
Physical description
The plaster figure group, a shearer bending over the left and shearing a sheep, is modelled in high relief within an integral square, plaster frame.
The sculpture is contained within a glazed black-stained box with an ebonised wood frame mounted on the front.
Frame
Original, maker unknown.