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Potter: Cooper, Emmanuel
Earthenware with blackened surface and turquoise-blue volcanic glaze. Oval with straight sides
History note: Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London from which purchased by the donors
Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 21 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2006-01-30) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith
21st Century, Early
Production date:
AD 2005
Text from object entry in A. Game (2016) ‘Contemporary British Crafts: The Goodison Gift to the Fitzwilliam Museum’. London: Philip Wilson Publishers: Emmanuel Cooper always fired his work in an electric kiln, a method less commonly associated with experimental glaze work in ceramics owing to its more neutral and even heat source, compared to, say, a wood-fired or gas kiln. However, Cooper’s study of the chemistry and artistry of glazed surface is legendary. He wrote four best-selling books on the subject and created a mature body of work in which layers of slip, glaze and oxides are worked through several firings to create rich, animated ‘volcanic’ surfaces, as seen in this work. A life history interview with Emmanuel Cooper is available at http://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Crafts
Exterior composed of slip ( black) glaze ( turquoise, 'volcanic')
Glazing (coating) : Earthenware with blackened surface and turquoise-blue volcanic glaze
Accession number: C.5-2006
Primary reference Number: 126057
Entry form number: 805
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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