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

Beside Herself

Plate
1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Octagonal plate mostly covered with a grey volcanic glaze, with remaining smooth areas decorated with transfers of a woman's face.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBeside Herself (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with volcanic glaze and transfers
Brief description
Octagonal plate with grey volcanic glaze and transfers, by John Chalke, Canada, 1987.
Physical description
Octagonal plate mostly covered with a grey volcanic glaze, with remaining smooth areas decorated with transfers of a woman's face.
Dimensions
  • Width: 17.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'John Chalke 1987' (incised on back)
  • 'BESIDE HERSELF' (written on back)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.102-1995

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Record createdMay 12, 2009
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