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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Double-curved Slab

Pot
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In common with other progressive artists of his generation, Graham Burr chose to work with hand building techniques rather than making thrown pottery. In this work, the construction from flat slabs of clay is evident, giving the work a highly geometrical and almost architectural quality.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDouble-curved Slab (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, slab built, ash glaze
Brief description
Stoneware double-curved slab pot, by Graham Burr, London, 1965
Physical description
Slab-built stoneware pot of shallow depth, formed into a double curve, with horizontal ribs and incised lines above the centre. Ash glazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.8cm
  • Width: 31.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'GB' (Artist's monogram, painted on base)
Credit line
Given by Joan Burr
Summary
In common with other progressive artists of his generation, Graham Burr chose to work with hand building techniques rather than making thrown pottery. In this work, the construction from flat slabs of clay is evident, giving the work a highly geometrical and almost architectural quality.
Bibliographic reference
Casson, Michael Pottery in Britain Today, London : Tiranti, 1967. Plate 16. ISBN 0854580204
Collection
Accession number
C.6-2005

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Record createdMay 18, 2005
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