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Bowl: C.8-2017

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Cley Pottery
Potter: Widdup, Barbara

Entities

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Description

Pale grey stoneware, thrown, and coated with high temperature (1280 C) reduction fired copper-red glaze, except for the base. Circular with a narrow rim, deep curved sides with a swirl in the middle, and flat base.

Notes

History note: Probably bought at the pottery by Dr David Hall, formerly Deputy Librarian of the Cambridge University Library

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr David Hall

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 18.2 cm
Height: 4.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Cley-next-the-Sea ⪼ Norfolk ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2017-01-23) by Hall, David

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Production date: circa AD 2000

Note

'Made in Cley' was founded in 1984 by potters from Germany, Britain and the USA. Its eight members make functional wheel-thrown pottery, jewellery, sculpture, and prints, sharing making and processing such as glazing, firing and selling so that their work is the result of continuous exchange and cross influences. Because of this, individual pieces are usual marked with the factory stamp but without an individual potter's mark. The copper-red glaze on this bowl was used by the pottery between 1996 and 2010.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze ( brownish-red)

Materials used in production

grey Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Stoneware, thrown, and glazed brownish-red, except for the base

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in rectangular outline

  • Text: MADE IN/CLEY
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Pottery mark

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: CLEY/POTTERS
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.8-2017
Primary reference Number: 214017
Entry form number: 1326
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 31 January 2017 Updated: Thursday 15 August 2019 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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