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Drunk Punch

Figure
1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure 'Drunk Punch', earthenware, coiled, with coloured glazes, depicting Punch.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Figure
  • Hat
  • Bottle
  • Bottle
  • Bottle
TitleDrunk Punch (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, coiled, with coloured glazes
Brief description
Figure 'Drunk Punch', earthenware, coiled, with coloured glazes, Richard Slee, England, 1991
Physical description
Figure 'Drunk Punch', earthenware, coiled, with coloured glazes, depicting Punch.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56cm
  • Width: 35cm
  • Depth: 50cm
Object history
One of three toby jug or punch figures made and exhibited in the Autumn/Winter 1991. The first of such pieces to be made. Purchased from CAA, London, for £1350 less 10%.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
  • Breward Christopher and Wood, Ghislaine. British design from 1948:Innovation in the Modern Age . London, V&A publishing, 2012. p175. ISBN 978 1 851776740
Collection
Accession number
C.15:1 to 5-1992

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Record createdNovember 7, 2003
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