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

Jug

1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Many different effects can be achieved through the use of clay slips and variations in the salting process. It is now possible to control and predict these. The glazing of Walter Keeler's pots perfectly harmonises with the precision of their forms.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware
Brief description
Salt-glazed stoneware jug, heavily mottled salt-glazed stoneware, wheel-thrown, by Wally Keeler, 1992.
Physical description
Salt-glazed stoneware jug, heavily mottled salt-glazed stoneware, wheel-thrown, cut and re-assembled.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
Summary
Many different effects can be achieved through the use of clay slips and variations in the salting process. It is now possible to control and predict these. The glazing of Walter Keeler's pots perfectly harmonises with the precision of their forms.
Bibliographic reference
Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X
Collection
Accession number
C.104-1992

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Record createdNovember 19, 2002
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