Stoneware footed food bowl and cover, by Michael Cardew

An image of Studio Ceramics. Stoneware footed food bowl, with a cover that is also usable as a bowl. Cardew, Michael (British, 1901-1983). Lustrous dark brown/bronze glaze with light brown decoration, 1946-1947. Production Place: Present day Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast. Acquisition: Dr John Shakeshaft Bequest.

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Studio Ceramics. Stoneware footed food bowl, with a cover that is also usable as a bowl. Cardew, Michael (British, 1901-1983). Lustrous dark brown/bronze glaze with light brown decoration, 1946-1947. Production Place: Present day Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast. Acquisition: Dr John Shakeshaft Bequest.

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Accession Number: C.115 & A-2016
© The estate of Michael Cardew. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 768 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 85.23kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1

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20th Century _WF_Copyright _WF_Shakeshaft bowl British brown Cardew cover Fitz_AA foot footed glazed Michael Cardew stoneware studio ceramics

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