Morphus VII, by Gizella Warburton

An image of Contemporary Craft. Vessel. Morphus VII. Warburton, Gizella, (British). Tall circular vessel constructed from thinly applied layers of fibrous material. Straight sides rise from a semi-spherical base to a slightly smaller irregular rim, with two vertical spaces in one side. Threads have been wound in an uneven pattern around the base, finished with a knot and loose ends, and there are eight stitches to one side. The vessel is black, with wide band of thinly applied white around the middle which shows up the fibrous construction. The underside is a very small flat circle. Wrapped, stitched and painted fibrous material, mixed media, height, whole, 44 cm, diameter, 25 cm, circa 2010- 2017. Acquisition Credit: Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund.

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Contemporary Craft. Vessel. Morphus VII. Warburton, Gizella, (British). Tall circular vessel constructed from thinly applied layers of fibrous material. Straight sides rise from a semi-spherical base to a slightly smaller irregular rim, with two vertical spaces in one side. Threads have been wound in an uneven pattern around the base, finished with a knot and loose ends, and there are eight stitches to one side. The vessel is black, with wide band of thinly applied white around the middle which shows up the fibrous construction. The underside is a very small flat circle. Wrapped, stitched and painted fibrous material, mixed media, height, whole, 44 cm, diameter, 25 cm, circa 2010- 2017. Acquisition Credit: Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund.

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Accession Number: M.4-2017
© Gizella Warburton. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 769 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 382.19kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 27/1

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