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Jug: C.7-1984

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Casson, Mick

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Description

Stoneware (iron rich clay), thrown, salt-glazed in a wood-firing kiln, the interior and the exterior of the rim and lip glazed olive-green. Ovoid with cylindrical neck, projecting rim and lip, and loop handle with a double thumb-print at the bottom and a smaller indentation on each side at the top. At the junction of body and neck there are three or four horizontal bands

Notes

History note: Craftsmen Potters Shop, William Blake House, Marshall Street, London, W1V 1FD

Legal notes

Purchased with the J. R. V. Smyth Fund, and with a 50 % grant from Eastern Arts Association

Measurements and weight

Height: 42 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Prestwood ⪼ Buckinghamshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1984-01-30) by Craft Potters Association

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Elizabeth II
Production date: AD 1983

School or Style

Studio Ceramics

Components of the work

Interior, Rim, Lip

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Salt-glazing
Throwing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in square seal

  • Text: M with C on its back above
  • Location: On outer edge of base on the handle side of the jug
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Maker's mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.7-1984
Primary reference Number: 75914
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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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