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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Weasel Tree

Vase
1957 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware vase, in the form of a tree trunk with a weasel standing on its hind legs, forepaws against the trunk. The tree trunk with a series of repeated, moulded knotholes covered with a speckled yellow/grey glaze, the interior cream. The weasel is white with a clear glaze. Trunk and weasel cast separately.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWeasel Tree (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, cast with coloured glazes
Brief description
'Weasel Tree' vase, cast earthenware with coloured glazes, modelled by Marion Campbell, decoration by Colin Bentley Rawson, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., England, 1956.
Physical description
Earthenware vase, in the form of a tree trunk with a weasel standing on its hind legs, forepaws against the trunk. The tree trunk with a series of repeated, moulded knotholes covered with a speckled yellow/grey glaze, the interior cream. The weasel is white with a clear glaze. Trunk and weasel cast separately.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.5cm
  • Base width: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'HORNSEA MADE IN ENGLAND' and a horn over waves (Printed in blue)
Credit line
Given by John Clappison and the makers
Production
Trial sample, not put into production.
Collection
Accession number
C.249-1986

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Record createdOctober 22, 2008
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