Vase
1955 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Christopher Russell (1931-2018) trained at the Poole College of Art, leaving age 20 to set up the Purbeck Pottery, Swanage. Here, Russell made a range of work from simple pots to more individual pieces, eventually selling to Liberty's and Heals in London, where this pot was purchased. Later, Russell travelled to Barbados and started the Christopher Russell Pottery with the backing of the Barbados Development Board, often incorporating sea-washed glass into glazed ceramic tiles.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, tin-glazed with resist decoration and painting in brown |
| Brief description | Vase, earthenware, Christopher Russell, England, 1955 |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CR' in monogram, painted |
| Object history | Acquisition details: Heal and Son Ltd, London RF number: 55/3387 |
| Summary | Christopher Russell (1931-2018) trained at the Poole College of Art, leaving age 20 to set up the Purbeck Pottery, Swanage. Here, Russell made a range of work from simple pots to more individual pieces, eventually selling to Liberty's and Heals in London, where this pot was purchased. Later, Russell travelled to Barbados and started the Christopher Russell Pottery with the backing of the Barbados Development Board, often incorporating sea-washed glass into glazed ceramic tiles. |
| 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 | CIRC.340-1955 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2000 |
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