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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Untitled

Bottle
1994 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain bottle form, thrown and altered and covered in a volcanic ash glaze and cobalt which has 'crawled' when fired to create a melting droplet-like pattern. The bottle has a bulbour form and small opening at the top with a small handle on either side.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUntitled (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, thrown, altered, glazed
Brief description
Bottle of porcelain, thrown and altered with volcanic ash glaze and cobalt, Tam Irving, Vancouver, 1994
Physical description
Porcelain bottle form, thrown and altered and covered in a volcanic ash glaze and cobalt which has 'crawled' when fired to create a melting droplet-like pattern. The bottle has a bulbour form and small opening at the top with a small handle on either side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.7cm
  • Width: 18.8cm
Credit line
Given by Paul Greenhalgh
Collection
Accession number
C.104-1995

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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