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Bowl

1927 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Ruskin Pottery (maker)
Taylor, William Howson (designer)
Place of origin
Smethwick (made)

Bowl, flared with straight foot rim. Carved circular stand in "oriental" style with four curved feet. White porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature flambé glaze. On the bowl, mottled crimson, buff and blue glazes. On the stand, crimson, purple and blue glazes with white streaks.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Object type
Bowl
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Porcellaneous stoneware with high temperature flambé glaze
Stoneware
Wheel-Thrown
Carved
Brief description
Bowl and stand, porcellaneous stoneware with crimson glaze on stand, crimson, blue and buff on bowl, designed by William Howson Taylor and made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, dated 1927
Physical description
Bowl, flared with straight foot rim. Carved circular stand in "oriental" style with four curved feet. White porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature flambé glaze. On the bowl, mottled crimson, buff and blue glazes. On the stand, crimson, purple and blue glazes with white streaks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.7cm
  • Diameter: 20cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RUSKIN ENGLAND 1927' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • Textual information (labels on base)
  • 'F27' (Maker's mark painted in green under stand)
  • Transliteration
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Gallery label
Bowl and stand Designed by William Howson Taylor, made by Ruskin Pottery, Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, near Birmingham, England, dated 1927 Mark: 'Ruskin England 1927', impressed White porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature flambe glaze. On the bowl, mottled crimson, buff and blue glazes. On the stand, crimson, purple and blue glazes with white streaks. C.86&A-1981(23/05/2008)
Object history
Originally from the collection of Robert J. Ferneyhough.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.86&A-1981

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O150567/bowl-taylor-william-howson/
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