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Figure

1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a pig made from modelled, painted and fired sculpting marl.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pig
  • Pig - Fragment of a Leg
Materials and techniques
Sculpting marl, modelled, painted with copper oxide and salt solution onto wet clay and immediately raku-fired
Brief description
Figure of a pig, modelled, fired and painted sculpting marl, by Michael Flynn, Netherlands, 1991
Physical description
Figure of a pig made from modelled, painted and fired sculpting marl.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm
  • Depth: 37.9cm
Object history
Made at the Koninklyke Akademie as a demonstration to students that a simple kiln could be made, and pieces fired immediately even while the clay was wet. See also C.184-1991 and information file.
Production
Made at the Koninklijke Akademie voor Kunst en Vormgeving, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.183-1991

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Record createdJune 9, 2008
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