Candlestick
ca. 1920 (made)
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Tapered stick with widely flared foot and small rim, covered with a matt, unfired colouring (tempera), green at the rim, shading down to blue at the foot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with unfired colour |
| Brief description | Candlestick, earthenware with unfired colour, probably designed by Mary Seton Watts, made by Compton Art Potters Guild, Compton Pottery, Compton, ca. 1920 |
| Physical description | Tapered stick with widely flared foot and small rim, covered with a matt, unfired colouring (tempera), green at the rim, shading down to blue at the foot. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Unfired colours. To clean or Polish, use a hard brush. Do not wash. The Potter's Art Guild, Compton, Guildford' (paper label) |
| Gallery label | Candlestick
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 Potter's Art Guild, Compton, Guildford', paper label.
Earthenware, with unfired colouring
C.145-1984 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) |
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| Accession number | C.145-1984 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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