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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Infant Sarcophagus I

Sarcophagus
2011
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular stoneware sarophagus, with wood and lead cover. Reduced Etruria marl.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sarcophagus
  • Cover
TitleInfant Sarcophagus I (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, wood and lead
Brief description
'Infant Sarcophagus I', stoneware, wood and lead, Julian Stair, England, 2011
Physical description
Rectangular stoneware sarophagus, with wood and lead cover. Reduced Etruria marl.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm
  • Length: 84cm
  • Width: 45cm
Credit line
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
Object history
Shown at the British Ceramics Biennial 2011, Stoke-on-Trent, 30 September - 13 November 2011.

Shown in the exhibition Julian Stair: Quietus: The vessel, death and the human body, held at mima, Middlesbrough, 13 July - 11 November 2012, and subsequent tour.
Production
Made at Julian Stair's studio, East Dulwich, London; fired at Ibtock's Atlas works, Walsall.
Bibliographic reference
James Beighton and Julian Stair (eds.). Julian Stair: Quietus: The vessel, death and the human body. Middlesbrough: mima / Museums & Galleries Middlesbrough, 2012
Collection
Accession number
C.194:1,2-2014

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2014
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