A Study in Persuasion
Potter: Blackman, Audrey
Hand-formed group of an elderly don and his gardener, hand-formed and painted in grey and pink slips
Earthenware, hand-formed (rolled pottery technique) painted with grey and pink slips. An elderly don, wearing a suit and academic gown, stands with his right hand in hispocket, addressing a gardener, who is obstinately resisting persuasion. The gardener wears a cloth cap, a shirt and tie, trousers, and a check waistcoat. He rests his hands on the top of a besom. The rectangular base has canted corners, and is decorated with painted leaves.
History note: The potter
Given by Dr Peter Blackman
Height: 23 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1979-10-14) by Blackman, Peter, Dr
20th Century, third quarter#
Elizabeth II
Production date:
AD 1958
: dated
The figures represent Mrs Blackman's husband when he was keeper of the Groves of St John's College Oxford, and the Head Gardener of St John's.
Studio Ceramics
Contemporary Craft
Decoration
composed of
slip
( grey and pink)
Base
Length 15.4 cm
Width 9 cm
Deocration
Hand-forming : Earthenware, hand-formed, and decorated with grey and pink slips
Accession number: C.14-1979
Primary reference Number: 71971
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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