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Dish: C.70-1997

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Current Location: Location name not in use

Maker(s)

Potter: Hughes, Edward (potter)

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Stoneware, thrown, slip-decorated and reduction-fired

Stoneware, thrown, slip-decorated and reduction fired. Circular with curved sides and narrow upturned sloping rim, standing on a footring. The ground is variegated shades of brown, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown on both sides. The front (interior) is slip-trailed in reddish-brown with pairs of lines, wavy lines, and small spirals, and there are areas of gold speckles here and there. The base is decorated in reddish-brown with trellis pattern, and on the ouside of the sides there are six fish-shapes, each filled with a wavy line and spots. In the centre of the base there is a small unglazed area.

Notes

History note: Purchased from an exhibition of Edward Hughes' work at the Daiwa Foundation, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London, held 4 September - 10 October 1997.

Legal notes

Purchased with the J.R.V.Smyth Fund and the Eastern Arts Contemporary Craft Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Isel ⪼ Cumbria ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1997-10-13) by Hughes, Edward

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Elizabeth II
Production date: AD 1997

School or Style

Studio Ceramics

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze slip
Whoe Diameter 50.1 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Stoneware, slip-decorated, glazed, and reduction-fired
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in roughly square seal

  • Text: EH monogram
  • Location: On outside
  • Method of creation: Impresed
  • Type: Maker's mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.70-1997
Primary reference Number: 75867
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 19 February 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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