Saw
Saw
2009 (made)
2009 (made)
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Saw, handle of white earthenware with a wrinkled textured surface covered in a yellow glaze, plated steel blade and galvanised steel bolts; it is signed by the artist on the bottom of the piece in black.
Object details
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Title | Saw (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware, found steel blade |
Brief description | Saw, textured earthenware handle covered in a yellow glaze, plated steel blade and galvanised bolts, Richard Slee, Brighton, 2009 |
Physical description | Saw, handle of white earthenware with a wrinkled textured surface covered in a yellow glaze, plated steel blade and galvanised steel bolts; it is signed by the artist on the bottom of the piece in black. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'RICHARD SLEE.' (In black on base of handle.) |
Object history | One of a group of ten saws composed by the artist as an installation, 'Saws', for his exhibition 'Richard Slee: From Utility to Futility', V&A, June 2010 - April 2011. |
Production | The ceramic handle made by the artist. The blade taken from a commercially available saw purchased by the artist. |
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Accession number | C.4-2011 |
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Record created | July 12, 2011 |
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