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Can: C.38 & A-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Keeler, Walter

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Description

Salt-glazed stoneware, shaded from greyish-brown to greyish-blue, freckled finely on the body and cover and coarsely on the shoulder, handle, and spout. Of 'oil can' form.

Notes

History note: Primavera (Cambridge) Ltd., King's Parade, Cambridge

Legal notes

Purchased with the Zoë Hadwen Fund and a grant from Eastern Arts Association

Measurements and weight

Height: 22.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-12-09) by Primavera Ltd

Dating

20th Century, Late
Elizabeth II
Production date: AD 1985

Note

Walter Keeler began to make teapots or cans of this shape in 1981

School or Style

Studio Ceramics
Contemporary Craft

Components of the work

Whole With Spout Length 23.5 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Salt-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.38 & A-1985
Primary reference Number: 74727

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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