Vessel in the Form of an Ancient Sound I
Sculpture
2007 (made)
2007 (made)
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The metaphorical allusions of Gordon Baldwin’s vessels are frequently intensified by their poetic titles. Here, muted, earthy colours and a form evocative of natural structures combine to suggest a distant or prehistoric past, which somehow echoes within the pot’s dark interior.
Object details
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| Title | Vessel in the Form of an Ancient Sound I (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, handbuilt, reddish-brown matt surface |
| Brief description | Sculpture, 'Vessel in the Form of an Ancient Sound I', earthenware, Gordon Baldwin, England, 2007 |
| Physical description | Upright, rounded and somewhat flattened vessel form with protusion at upper corner, this beairing a narrow slit opening. Painted matt reddish-brown and yellow surface. |
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| Credit line | Given in memory of Philip McGuinness |
| Summary | The metaphorical allusions of Gordon Baldwin’s vessels are frequently intensified by their poetic titles. Here, muted, earthy colours and a form evocative of natural structures combine to suggest a distant or prehistoric past, which somehow echoes within the pot’s dark interior. |
| Bibliographic reference | Graves, Alun. Studio Ceramics: British Studio Pottery 1900 to Now. London: Thames & Hudson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2023. |
| Other number | 3 (Gordon Baldwin: Drawings and Vessels) - Exhibition number |
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| Accession number | C.18-2009 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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