Vase
Helen CREETH: artist
Helen Creeth trained in London, and as a result her work reflects the influence of the English Arts and Crafts movement. However her choice to depict Western Australian native flowers (Hardenbergia comptoniana) shows her awareness of aesthetic debates around Australian Federation, which advocated the use of local flora as a way to demonstrate political and cultural autonomy from England.
Title
Vase
Artist/Maker and role
Helen CREETH: artist
Date
c 1906
Medium
porcelain. European blank with overglaze painting and gilding.
Measurements
18.0 x 11.0 cm (height & diameter)
Credit line
Purchased 1985
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1985/0C13