Spaghetti Jar and Cover
2003 (made)
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Morgen Hall has recently investigated ways of applying modern technology to her ceramic practice. The surface pattern on this jar is derived from actual cooked spaghetti placed on a scanner, the resulting image being used to produce stencils with the aid of a plotter-cutter.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed red earthenware, thrown and turned, resist-decorated using computer-cut stencils, rutile glaze stain |
| Brief description | Barrel-shaped spaghetti jar and cover, tin-glazed red earthenware with blue and white spaghetti decoration, by Morgen Hall, Cardiff, 2003 |
| Physical description | Tin-glazed red earthenware spaghetti jar of elongated barrel-shaped form. Thrown and turned, resist-decorated in blue and white using computer-cut stencils based on actual cooked spaghetti; rutile glaze stain. With lid. |
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| Credit line | Given by an anonymous donor |
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| Summary | Morgen Hall has recently investigated ways of applying modern technology to her ceramic practice. The surface pattern on this jar is derived from actual cooked spaghetti placed on a scanner, the resulting image being used to produce stencils with the aid of a plotter-cutter. |
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| Accession number | C.43:1, 2-2004 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2005 |
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