Mahood's 'Forsaken Mermaid' Pottery Statue on Ebonized Base
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Marguerite Mahood pottery mermaid statue on original ebonized wooden base, titled 'Forsaken Mermaid', circa 1936, incised 'Marguerite Mahood' and titled on the plinth, 15.5 cm high overall, 13.5 cm wide, 13.5 cm deep. Illustrated in 'Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950', by Fahy, Freeland, Free and Simpson [casuarina press, Syd. 2004], plate 296
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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.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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