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

Bowl

1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl decorated with a drawing of a willow on the exterior, incised through a wash of iron pigment covering the lower part of the bowl, over an oatmeal glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, with incised decoration through a wash of iron pigment over an oatmeal glaze
Brief description
Bowl by Bernard Leach; stoneware; British; 1947.
Physical description
Bowl decorated with a drawing of a willow on the exterior, incised through a wash of iron pigment covering the lower part of the bowl, over an oatmeal glaze.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 22.5cm
  • Height: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'BL' (Makers's mark; impressed)
Object history
Acquisition details: Arts & Crafts Society (exhibition in the V&A, 1950)
RF number: 50/3272
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.280-1950

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Record createdJanuary 17, 2000
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