Bowl thumbnail 1
Bowl thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Bowl

ca. 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware bowl, the interior with decoration of a bird with outstretched wings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, incised decoration through brown pigment under a white glaze, the exterior with white slip over brown pigment
Brief description
Bowl, stoneware, Hans Coper, London, about 1955
Physical description
Stoneware bowl, the interior with decoration of a bird with outstretched wings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.4cm
  • Diameter: 37.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'HC' in an oval, impressed
Credit line
Purchased in memory of Annabel Freyberg through the generosity of her friends
Object history
The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest considered an export licence application for the bowl in 2015, and recommended that the decision on the license be deferred on the grounds that its departure from the UK would be a misfortune because it was of outstanding significance for the study of Hans Coper and studio pottery in the mid-20th centruy. The bowl was subsequently acquired by the V&A, with funding from the friends of Annabel Freyberg.
Bibliographic references
  • Coatts, Margot, ed. Lucie Rie & Hans Coper: Potters in Parallel. Exh. cat. London: Barbican Art Gallery, 1997. p. 134, cat. 4.17
  • Birks, Tony. Hans Coper. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing, 2013. p. 32, ill. p. 93.
  • DCMS. Export of Objects of Cultural Interest 2015-16. London, 2017. pp. 28-9.
Collection
Accession number
C.15-2016

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdApril 4, 2016
Record URL
Download as: JSON