Flattened spade form vase, by Hans Coper

An image of Studio Ceramics. Vase. Coper, Hans (British, 1920-1981). Flattened spade form vase, with a small mouth, on a cylindrical base. Matt white and brown manganese slips. Height, 18.5 cm, diameter, widest point, 19.3 cm, diameter, base, 6.3 cm, before 1979. Acquisition: Dr John Shakeshaft Bequest.

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Studio Ceramics. Vase. Coper, Hans (British, 1920-1981). Flattened spade form vase, with a small mouth, on a cylindrical base. Matt white and brown manganese slips. Height, 18.5 cm, diameter, widest point, 19.3 cm, diameter, base, 6.3 cm, before 1979. Acquisition: Dr John Shakeshaft Bequest.

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Accession Number: C.166-2016
© The estate of Hans Coper/Crafts Study Centre, University for the Creative Arts. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museu
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 794 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 512.11kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2016:04:07 15:13:12

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20th Century _WF_Copyright _WF_Shakeshaft art pottery British Fitz_AA flat flattened glazed Hans Coper manganese matt glaze pottery spade vase studio ceramics vase

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