Dish
ca. 2005 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Walter Keeler (born 1942)
Cut branch dish
2005
In the work of Walter Keeler, functional objects
suggest complex ideas through their form.
The use of branch or ‘crabstock’ details in
ceramics became popular in the 18th century.
Keeler reinterprets this device, creating a dish
protected by a ring of truncated branches that
recall a crown of thorns. It is a dish for forbidden
fruit, perhaps.
Made in Monmouthshire, Wales
Earthenware, with coloured glazes
Museum no. C.141-2006
Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund
Cut branch dish
2005
In the work of Walter Keeler, functional objects
suggest complex ideas through their form.
The use of branch or ‘crabstock’ details in
ceramics became popular in the 18th century.
Keeler reinterprets this device, creating a dish
protected by a ring of truncated branches that
recall a crown of thorns. It is a dish for forbidden
fruit, perhaps.
Made in Monmouthshire, Wales
Earthenware, with coloured glazes
Museum no. C.141-2006
Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glaze, moulded and altered |
| Brief description | Cut branch dish of earthenware with coloured glazes, Walter Keeler, Wales, ca.2005 |
| Physical description | Flat based dish, with branches protruding from the rim, glazed in a mottled green, blue, grey glaze, and a mottled yellow and brown glaze on inside of dish and tips of the branches. |
| Gallery label | Walter Keeler (born 1942)
Cut branch dish
2005
In the work of Walter Keeler, functional objects
suggest complex ideas through their form.
The use of branch or ‘crabstock’ details in
ceramics became popular in the 18th century.
Keeler reinterprets this device, creating a dish
protected by a ring of truncated branches that
recall a crown of thorns. It is a dish for forbidden
fruit, perhaps.
Made in Monmouthshire, Wales
Earthenware, with coloured glazes
Museum no. C.141-2006
Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund(2009) |
| Credit line | Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund |
| Summary | Walter Keeler (born 1942) Cut branch dish 2005 In the work of Walter Keeler, functional objects suggest complex ideas through their form. The use of branch or ‘crabstock’ details in ceramics became popular in the 18th century. Keeler reinterprets this device, creating a dish protected by a ring of truncated branches that recall a crown of thorns. It is a dish for forbidden fruit, perhaps. Made in Monmouthshire, Wales Earthenware, with coloured glazes Museum no. C.141-2006 Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.141-2006 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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