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Bird's Nest

Form
ca. 1960 - 1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form , openwork stoneware, hand-built from circular rings of clay and semi-circular pointed clay strips. The surface rough, and decorated with a greenish glaze.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBird's Nest (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, hand-built, greenish glaze
Brief description
Form 'Bird's Nest', stoneware, by Catherine Yarrow, ca. 1960 - 1965
Physical description
Form , openwork stoneware, hand-built from circular rings of clay and semi-circular pointed clay strips. The surface rough, and decorated with a greenish glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.7cm
  • Width: 25.0cm
  • Depth: 23.3cm
Credit line
Given by the Catherine Yarrow Estate
Object history
The form named 'Bird's Nest' by Yarrow after a bird's nest that inspired it. (Email from Paul Rice quoting Mary Ann Ephgrave, dated 13/01/2011, RF/2010/934).
Collection
Accession number
C.104-2011

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Record createdJanuary 9, 2012
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