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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Swaddled Mauve

Bowl
1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Judy Trims' vessels were constructed in a slow and controlled fashion, building from coils of clay into shapes that appeared to float or be air-borne. The fact that the work, delicate and fragile and balanced on a narrow foot, would have to be cosetted in order to avoid damage, appealed to her. The soft but lively palette of colours and vivid lustres present on this bowl are also signature aspects of her later work.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSwaddled Mauve (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
'T' material, coiled, painted and lustred
Brief description
'Swaddled Mauve', large open clay bowl on narrow foot with geometrical designs, by Judy Trim, London, 1992
Physical description
Large open bowl on narrow foot, painted and lustred with geometrical designs on a mauve ground. 'T' material, coiled, painted and lustred.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5cm
  • Width: 64.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'JT' within a circle (incised)
  • '92' (incised)
Credit line
Given by Theo Hessing
Summary
Judy Trims' vessels were constructed in a slow and controlled fashion, building from coils of clay into shapes that appeared to float or be air-borne. The fact that the work, delicate and fragile and balanced on a narrow foot, would have to be cosetted in order to avoid damage, appealed to her. The soft but lively palette of colours and vivid lustres present on this bowl are also signature aspects of her later work.
Collection
Accession number
C.15-2005

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Record createdMay 31, 2005
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