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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Vase

1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jennifer Lee's delicate pots have sense of the archaic. The tiny base of this pot gives it a feeling of poise and lightness. This is enhanced by the floating bands of colour near the rim, which lift the focus of attention to the top of the vase.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, unglazed, pigments mixed into the clay and rubbed into the surface
Brief description
Vase by Jennifer Lee, stoneware, Britain, 1985.
Physical description
Vase, stoneware, unglazed, pigments mixed into the clay and rubbed into the surface.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 19.00cm
  • Height: 24.50cm
Summary
Jennifer Lee's delicate pots have sense of the archaic. The tiny base of this pot gives it a feeling of poise and lightness. This is enhanced by the floating bands of colour near the rim, which lift the focus of attention to the top of the vase.
Bibliographic reference
Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990
Collection
Accession number
C.230-1985

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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