Historical information

This beaten copper leaf was owned but not made by Kallista woman, Beryl Collett (1925-2018) and form part of a large and varied range of craftwork connected to Beryl which is held by the Museum.

Significance

The Dandenongs have been the chosen home of many creative people who, like Beryl, have found inspiration in the natural beauty of the area. Beryl created much of her own work following her retirement from her accountancy job in 1980 and so epitomises the potential of the retirement phase of people's lives.

Physical description

Ornamental gum tree leaf made of beaten copper.

Inscriptions & markings

On back of leaf:
A name that is hard to decipher - perhaps 'Peter Juengaard'
Underneath that name: 'Bendigo Pottery'