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Squashed Truncated Cone Pot: C.30-1981

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Squashed Truncated Cone Pot

Maker(s)

Potter: Rie, Lucie

Entities

Categories

Description

Brown stoneware, thrown, and squashed, with thick buff, iron-spotted glaze. Of truncated conical form, squashed on two sides so that the mouth is oval.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Zöe Ellison

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1981) by Ellison, Zoë, Mrs

Dating

20th Century, third quarter#
Elizabeth II
Production date: circa AD 1965

School or Style

Studio Ceramics

Components of the work

Base Diameter 7.7 cm

Materials used in production

stone-coloured, iron-spotted Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Brown stoneware, thrown, and squashed, with iron-spotted stone-coloured glaze
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.30-1981
Primary reference Number: 74324
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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