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Vase, ceramic, The Vase Company, Australia, c.1980

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The Vase Company

c. 1980

Subcollections

AMaGA Vase Collection

AMaGA WA Collection

Overview

A hexagonal shaped earthenware vase embossed with floral motifs, painted in a green glaze. The vase has a pale brown unglazed base.

Historical information

This vase was used by the AMaGA Western Australia staff between 2017 and 2020, during their time at the Fremantle office. The vase was used by Lizzy Doepel to store stationery on her desk.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-6-2020/1

Item type

Themes

Art and Design
Social History

Material

Width

140 mm

Height or length

110 mm

Inscriptions and markings

None

Contextual Information

This vase was the only one of its kind in the AMaGA Western Australia office. It tells an important story about stationery storage in the 21st century.

Keywords

Place made

Fremantle
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Unrestricted

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