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Scarabeo: C.1106-2016

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Scarabeo

Maker(s)

Ceramicist: Cassell, Halima

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Description

Stoneware, hand carved, unglazed.

White stoneware bowl cut from a hemisphere, the outside deeply carved with shapes that suggest organic forms. On the inside, carved shapes lead down to eight sharp points which meet in the centre of the base. The underside has sharp edges which come together to act as a near-stable base.

Notes

History note: Joanna Bird, London, from whom purchased on 27 June 2016 by Nicholas and Judith Goodison

Legal notes

Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 24 cm
Height: 11.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Blackburn ⪼ Lancashire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2016-11-21) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith

Dating

21st Century, Early
Circa 2015 CE - 2016 CE

Note

Halima Cassell, was born in 1975 in Pakistan, brought up in Manchester and studied at the University of Central Lancashire and Manchester City College. She lived for a time in Blackburn but is now based in rural Shropshire. Fusing her Asian roots with a fascination for African pattern, her intricate carved stoneware vessels are reminiscent of Middle Eastern architectural and decorative design. This vessel is an example of her recent work, in which she cuts dramatically into the form to distort it. The result is an essay in white and shade. The title ‘Scarabeo’, meaning beetle, suggests a further influence for this form. Halima’s pieces take 100-250 hours to complete. As well as clay, she also works in other materials such as stone, wood, plaster, bronze and glass.

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

white Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Moulding

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1106-2016
Primary reference Number: 215986
Entry form number: 1320
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Created: Tuesday 30 May 2017 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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