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Ground for a tea set
Potter: Stair, Julian
Grey, slab-built grey stoneware with a smooth surface on the underside, and slightly rough surface on the exterior Rectangular with almost straight sides, and a rectangular area cut away in the middle of the lower edge of each side to form four corner feet. In a set with a teapot and cover (C.22.1 & A-2001) and two cups (C.22.2 & 3-2002).
History note: Purchased by the donors from Egg, 36 Kinnerton Street, London, SW1X 9ES.
Given by Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.
Method of acquisition: Given (2002) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith
21st Century, Early
Production date:
AD 2002
Text from object entry in A. Game (2016) ‘Contemporary British Crafts: The Goodison Gift to the Fitzwilliam Museum’. London: Philip Wilson Publishers: Julian Stair is a potter and writer based in London. He studied Ceramics at Camberwell School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. In 2002, he completed a doctorate in the history of critical writing in the field of studio ceramics at the Royal College of Art and is currently principal Research Fellow at the University of Westminster. His work is characterized by simple vessel forms that explore the ritual and domestic uses of clay vessels through time with particular reference to the English studio pottery movement of the last century. He exhibits, and is collected, internationally and in 2004 was awarded the World Crafts Council European Lifetime Achievement award. Stair now principally works to commission creating site-specific installations that push the boundaries of scale and context of his chosen medium. A touring show, Quietus – commissioned by and shown at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima) in 2012, subsequently touring to National Museum Wales, Winchester Cathedral and Somerset House – was the culmination of a ten-year project reflecting on the containment of the human body after death, and included monumental sarcophagi, cinerary jars and moving images. ‘Julian Stair creates an imaginative and intellectual fusion of the diverse histories of pottery: that of use and that of beauty. His works echo the domestic with austere pared-down elegance and simplicity.’ Marina Vaizey, art critic and author. A life history interview with Julian Stair is available at http://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Crafts
Minimum
Height 6.8 cm
Length 27.2 cm
Width 22.7 cm
Maximum
Height 7 cm
Length 27.5 cm
Width 23.5 cm
Slab-building : Grey, slab-built grey stoneware with a smooth surface on the exterior, and slightly rough surface on the interior.
Accession number: C.22.4-2002
Primary reference Number: 82295
Entry form number: 178
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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