Snow Lady Gourd

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V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 141, The McAulay Gallery

Artist/Maker	Malone, Kate (maker)
Place of origin	London (made)

Kate Malone’s exuberant forms often derive from vegetables and fruits. Gourds are a speciality, to which she adds various appendages to give each work a different character. Here perfect round balls like those found on an atomic model appear.
The gourd is enveloped in a soft white crystalline glaze that befits its title.

Object details

Categories	Ceramics Studio Pottery
Object type	Pot
Title	Snow Lady Gourd (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Stoneware, with crystalline glazes Stoneware
Brief description	Pot, 'Snow Lady Gourd', stoneware with crystalline glazes, Kate Malone, London, 2008
Physical description	Large vessel form in the shape of a gourd with two bulbous sections, these adorned with spherical appendages, and with a flaring mouth. Stoneware, with crystalline glazes, the exterior predominantly greyish-white with green and grey runs, the interior greenish-grey.
Dimensions	Height: 65cm Diameter: 55cm
Gallery label	(09/2009) Kate Malone (born 1959) ‘A Snow Lady Gourd’ 2008 Kate Malone’s exuberant forms often derive from vegetables and fruits. Gourds are a speciality, to which she adds various appendages to give each work a different character. Here perfect round balls like those found on an atomic model appear. The gourd is enveloped in a soft white crystalline glaze that befits its title. Made in London Stoneware, with crystalline glazes Museum no. C.225-2009 Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
Credit line	Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
Object history	Shown by Adrian Sassoon at Collect 2009, Saatchi Gallery.
Summary	Kate Malone’s exuberant forms often derive from vegetables and fruits. Gourds are a speciality, to which she adds various appendages to give each work a different character. Here perfect round balls like those found on an atomic model appear. The gourd is enveloped in a soft white crystalline glaze that befits its title.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.225-2009

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Record created	August 23, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1171502/snow-lady-gourd-pot-malone-kate/

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