Slipware bowl with two fishes, by Michael Cardew

An image of Studio Ceramics. Bowl. Cardew, Michael (British, 1901-1983). Earthenware slipware bowl. Decorated with two fishes in a double circle, trailed and brushed in brown over a white slip under an amber glaze. Meanders and circles on the outside. Circa 1934. Acquisition: Dr John Shakeshaft Bequest.

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Studio Ceramics. Bowl. Cardew, Michael (British, 1901-1983). Earthenware slipware bowl. Decorated with two fishes in a double circle, trailed and brushed in brown over a white slip under an amber glaze. Meanders and circles on the outside. Circa 1934. Acquisition: Dr John Shakeshaft Bequest.

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Accession Number: C.117-2016
© The estate of Michael Cardew. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 787 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 120.53kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1

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20th Century _WF_Copyright _WF_Shakeshaft art pottery bowl British Cardew circular earthenware fish Fitz_AA glazed Michael Cardew pottery slip slip-coated slipware studio ceramics umber

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