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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Light Gatherer

Vase
1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wheel thrown porcelain vase with porcelain additions.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLight Gatherer (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, wheel thrown. The outer surface is decorated with tooled striations and the random application of flat porcelain pieces resembles drips. Partially clear glazed.
Brief description
'Light Gatherer', wheel thrown porcelain vase with porcelain additions, by Rudolph Staffel, USA, 1981
Physical description
Wheel thrown porcelain vase with porcelain additions.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Depth: 12.8cm
Credit line
Given by Helen Drutt English via the British American Art Association
Bibliographic reference
Clark, G. and Watson, O. American Potters Today. V&A. 1986. Cat no. 43, pp 80, illust. 47.
Collection
Accession number
C.56-1986

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Record createdApril 24, 2008
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