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Vase: C.255-2016

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Potter: Fuller, Nancy

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Description

Iga style stoneware vase made with a Kinose clay blend. Wood-fired in an anagama. Coiled then carved and altered to a triangular section. Grey/green natural ash glaze on one side and the top, with glassy runs. Heavier deposits of grey/brown ash on the other.
No obvious mark.

Notes

History note: Bought by Shakeshaft from Harlequin Gallery (Greenwich), 11th May 2008

Legal notes

Bequeathed by John Shakeshaft

Measurements and weight

Height: 26.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2016) by Shakeshaft, John, Dr

Dating

21st Century
After 2000 CE - Before 2008-05 CE

Components of the work

At Base Diameter 12 cm
At Widest Point Diameter 14.4 cm

Materials used in production

natural Ash-glaze
Ash deposit
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Wood-firing
Altering
Coiling
Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.255-2016
Primary reference Number: 207901
Sale catalogue photo number: K644
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Audit data

Created: Monday 25 January 2016 Updated: Friday 8 January 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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