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Vase: C.6-2006

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Cooper, Emmanuel

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Description

Earthenware with blackened surface and thick white glaze which has shrunk and dribbled. Oval, with straight sides.

Notes

History note: Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London, from whom purchased by the donors

Legal notes

Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 21.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2006-01-30) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith

Dating

21st Century, Early
Production date: circa AD 2005

Note

Text from object entry in A. Game (2016) ‘Contemporary British Crafts: The Goodison Gift to the Fitzwilliam Museum’. London: Philip Wilson Publishers: A life history interview with Emmanuel Cooper is available at http://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Crafts

School or Style

Contemporary Craft
Studio Ceramics

Components of the work

Exterior composed of glaze
Surface composed of slip
Exterior Surface

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: script E in circular seal
  • Location: In centre of base
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Maker's mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.6-2006
Primary reference Number: 126056
Entry form number: 805

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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