Beaker: C.26-1972

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Potter: Rie, Lucie

Entities

Categories

Stoneware

Description

Cream stoneware, thrown. Of slightly flattened cylindrical form tapering inwards slightly towards the base. The exterior is decorated with fine vertical lines, stopping short of the rim, which are incised into the body and filled with mauve-brown pigment. The interior has a fine pattern of vertical lines incised through a covering of manganese-brown pigment to reveal the cream body beneath. The circular recessed base has a radiating pattern of fine lines similarly executed. The surface is matt and unglazed

Notes

History note: Charles Handley-Read Collection; the donor

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs M.E.L. Brownlow

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.3 cm
Height: 12 cm

Place(s) associated

London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1972) by Brownlow, M. E. L., Mrs

Dating

20th Century, third quarter#
Elizabeth II
Circa 1965 - 1970

School or Style

Studio Ceramics

Components of the work

Decoration composed of brown pigment

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Cream stoneware, with incised decoration filled with brown pigment on the exterior, and and sgraffito decoration through brown pigment on the interior

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in rectangular seal

Text: LR monogram
Location: On base
Method of creation: Impressed seal
Type: Maker's mark

References and bibliographic entries

Lucie Rie & Hans Coper - Potters in Parallel page(s): 135
Artist Potters in England page(s): 54
Lucie Rie - Hans Coper Keramik page(s): 35

Related exhibitions

Lucie Rie & Hans Coper - Potters in Parallel

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.26-1972
Primary reference Number: 73805
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 March 2017

Associated departments & institutions

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

Cite this record

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Beaker" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73805 Accessed: 2024-04-26 20:11:51

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73805
            |title=Beaker
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 20:11:51|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-73805

Machine readable data

JSON Linked Art XML TXT QR code

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Beaker (vessel)

Beaker (vessel)

Accession Number: E.GA.1497.1947

An image of Beaker (vessel)

Beaker (vessel)

Accession Number: GR.47.1982

An image of Beaker (vessel)

Beaker (vessel)

Accession Number: GR.147h.1907

An image of Beaker (vessel)

Wooden Beaker

Accession Number: E.194.1932

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Virgin and Child (Illuminated letter A) Christmas Card Pack

Virgin and Child (Illuminated letter A) Christmas Card Pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

Evening Landscape with Sheep - Christmas card pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Virgin and Child with an Orange - Christmas card pack

Virgin and Child with an Orange - Christmas card pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: Santa and Rudolf Snowballing - Christmas card pack

Santa and Rudolf Snowballing - Christmas card pack

£6.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Study and conservation of a miniature Egyptian coffin

Study and conservation of a miniature Egyptian coffin

Featured image for the project: LEDs Part 1: Seeing things in a new light

LEDs Part 1: Seeing things in a new light

Featured image for the project: Guys and Dolls (Part 1)

Guys and Dolls (Part 1)

Featured image for the project: Guys and Dolls (Part 1)

Guys and Dolls (Part 1)

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...