Marguerite Mahood Devil Potter Statue, incised 'M. Mahood'
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Marguerite Mahood devil potter statue, incised 'M. Mahood' and with remains of early exhibition paper label to base, 11 cm high. Provenance: The Marvin Hurnall collection, lot 302, sale 77MG. Illustrated: Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950, Kevin Fahy, Keith free, John Freeland & Andrew Simpson, casuarina Press 2004, p.252, plate no. 302.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Casuarina - Casuarina, is also known as beefwood (because of its appearance) she-oak, swamp oak, river oak, forest oak and Botany Bay wood. It is a native Australian hardwood, red brown in colour with dark flecks.
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