Bowl
c. 1914 (painted)
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Bowl of earthenware, painted inside and out with a stylised scrolling acanthus in blue and green, and hazel branches inside and willow outside.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware and painted |
| Brief description | Bowl of earthenware, painted inside and out with a stylised scrolling acanthus, and hazel branches inside and willow outside, painted by Gabriel Cyril Bunney on a blank made by J. Wedgwood & Sons., London, ca. 1914. |
| Physical description | Bowl of earthenware, painted inside and out with a stylised scrolling acanthus in blue and green, and hazel branches inside and willow outside. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD' (impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by J.N. Bunney and S.E. Bunney |
| Object history | The bowl used is a blank made by J. Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria. |
| Historical context | GC Bunney's father was the painter JW Bunney, a protege of Ruskin. Gabriel Cyril was named after DG Rossetti and a son of W Holman Hunt; he was assistant to WR Lethaby at Camberwell and he taught the SK Schools and then at Birmingham Central School |
| Production | The bowl used is a blank made by J. Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria |
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| Bibliographic reference | See Bunney Archive and collections in City Museum, Birmingham |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.103-1998 |
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| Record created | December 23, 1998 |
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