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

Studiocraft

Vase
1966 (pattern), ca. 1966 (made), 1966 (shape)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White earthenware vase, cylindrical, straight-sided with concave upper part and straight-side rim. On the body and rim with silk screen-printed decoration of a repeating pattern of squares and circles in browns and blues on white, the upper part and interior left white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStudiocraft (series title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware with silk screen-printed decoration
Brief description
'Studiocraft' vase, glazed earthenware with direct screen-print decoration,by Patrick Rylands, 1966. Shape designed by William John Clappison, 1965, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., England, ca. 1966.
Physical description
White earthenware vase, cylindrical, straight-sided with concave upper part and straight-side rim. On the body and rim with silk screen-printed decoration of a repeating pattern of squares and circles in browns and blues on white, the upper part and interior left white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm
  • Diameter: 9.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'602' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by John Clappison and the makers
Object history
This vase is part of the gifts, consisting 44 objects, arranged privately by John Clappison, chief staff designer at Hornsea. The selection was made by John Mallet and Jennifer Opie, most of the ceramics then being housed in John Clappison’s garage and cellar, the remainder under his care at the Pottery. In 1986 the Pottery was in some difficulties and Mr. Clappison was then alone in seeing the need to save these examples of the factory’s production. The titles given are those used in-house by the factory.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.262-1986

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Record createdOctober 22, 2008
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