Pot
1994 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
John Ward begins by coil-building his pots, and then cuts and rejoins the curved surfaces to create more angular shapes. The black and white glazes on this flattened pot exaggerate its curves by suggesting the idea of a shadow.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, handbuilt, black and white glazes |
| Brief description | Pot, stoneware with black and white glazes, John Ward, 1994 |
| Physical description | Coil-built stoneware vessel of flattened form, with rounded body and tapered, straight-sided neck. Decorated with areas of black and white glaze. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'JW' in monogram, impressed |
| Credit line | Given by Dasha Shenkman |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Dasha Shenkman, who purchased the work from the Paul Rice Gallery in February 1996 at a cost of £950. |
| Production | Attribution note: A full description of the materials and techniques used has been supplied by the artist in a letter of 15 September 2005 (see RF 2004/629 and Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File). |
| Summary | John Ward begins by coil-building his pots, and then cuts and rejoins the curved surfaces to create more angular shapes. The black and white glazes on this flattened pot exaggerate its curves by suggesting the idea of a shadow. |
| Bibliographic reference | See Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information file |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.69-2005 |
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| Record created | January 11, 2007 |
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