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Vase

ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square vase with curved-in shoulder and foot, small upright nect. Covered with a matt, unfired colouring (tempera) green at the shoulder shading down to blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with unfired colour
Brief description
Vase, earthenware with unfired colour, probably designed by Mary Seton Watts, made by Compton Art Potters Guild, Compton Pottery, Compton, ca. 1920
Physical description
Square vase with curved-in shoulder and foot, small upright nect. Covered with a matt, unfired colouring (tempera) green at the shoulder shading down to blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Width: 6.2cm
  • Depth: 6.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Unfired colours. To clean or polish, use a hard brush. Do not wash. The Potters' Art Guild, Compton, Guildford' (paper label)
Gallery label
Vase made by Compton Art Potters Guild, Compton Pottery, Compton, near Guildford, Surrey, England, about 1920 Mark: 'Unfired colours. To clean or polish, use a hard brush. Do not wash. The Potters' Art Guild, Compton, Guildford', paper label Earthenware with unfired colour C.144-1984 Given by Mrs Marion Wood(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Marion Wood
Object history
The Potters Art Guild, Compton, Surrey was established inb 1897 with local villagers by Mrs. G. F. Watts (?-1938), widow of the painter, and made large-scale terracotta wares and architectural ceramics (see the Watts mortuary chapel at Compton), as well as small decorative and religious items. Fire destroyed the works in 1923 (see refs for news cuttings). It was restarted and continued in production until 1951.
This was given by Mrs. Marion Wood, London. 83/2099
Associations
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria Cecil, "For House and Garden", Antique Collector, Jan. 1981, pp.76-7
  • (CerLib) Newspaper Cuttings, vol.1 pp.107, 109, 110
Collection
Accession number
C.144-1984

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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