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Poem Bowl

Bowl
2003 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large open stoneware bowl, with poem inscribed through black pigment onto a white glaze, this covering entire exterior and interior surfaces.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePoem Bowl (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, incised inscription through pigment onto glaze
Brief description
Stoneware 'Poem Bowl', inscribed through black pigment on white glaze, by Rupert Spira, Shropshire, 2003
Physical description
Large open stoneware bowl, with poem inscribed through black pigment onto a white glaze, this covering entire exterior and interior surfaces.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
  • Maximum width: 53.7cm
  • Approximate depth: 50cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RS' (Impressed seal, on foot)
  • '2' (Catalogue number on paper label)
Credit line
Purchase funded by Anthony Weldon
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.24-2005

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2005
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