Koala and joey
1940
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
5.1 × 3.6 × 3.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Alexander Lyne through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2012
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
incised in rear l.c.: Merric Boyd 1940
incised in base c.: Koala / (...illeg.)
Accession Number
2012.236
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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