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'Sydney Harbour and cockatoos' platter made by Sandra Taylor

Object No. A7434

Platter, 'Sydney Harbour and cockatoos', stoneware, Sandra Taylor, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1980

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Summary

Physical Description

Rounded stoneware platter, unfooted flat base flaring to a shallow bowl with two small protruding handles at each side. The platter features a light coloured stoneware body, decorated under the glaze with a Sydney harbour scene, the Opera House (in pink), palm trees in grey and blue and reserve coloured cockatoos in the foreground with the Sydney Harbour Bridge painted in grey in the background. An undecorated border frames the image. The glaze is a light grey/buff, crackled and opaque in parts for decorative effect.

DIMENSIONS

Height

65 mm

Width

483 mm

Depth

471 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

Ceramic made in 1980

SOURCE

Credit Line

Purchased 1980

Acquisition Date

15 December 1980

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