Snow Lady Gourd
Pot
2008 (made)
2008 (made)
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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.
The gourd is enveloped in a soft white crystalline glaze that befits its title.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, with crystalline glazes |
| 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. |
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| Gallery label | 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(09/2009) |
| 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 | |
| Accession number | C.225-2009 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2010 |
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