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Flambé ware

Comport
1927-1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ruskin Pottery (maker)
Taylor, William Howson (designer)
Place of origin
Smethwick (made)

Comport with shallow bowl and moulded hexagonal stand. White porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature rich red (rouge) flambé glaze. White streaks and green/black spotting.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Object type
Comport
TitleFlambé ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcellaneous stoneware with high temperature flambé glaze
Stoneware
Wheel-Thrown
Moulded
Brief description
'Flambé ware' comport, porcellaneous stoneware with a rich red flambé glaze, white streaks and green/black spotting, designed by William Howson Taylor and made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, 1927-1933
Physical description
Comport with shallow bowl and moulded hexagonal stand. White porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature rich red (rouge) flambé glaze. White streaks and green/black spotting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Width: 20.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RUSKIN ENGLAND' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • '53' (label on base)
  • Transliteration
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Gallery label
Comport 'Flambe Ware' Designed by William Howson Taylor, made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, near Birmingham, England, 1927-33 Mark: 'Ruskin England', impressed White porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature rich red (rouge) flambé glaze. White streaks and green/black spotting. C.83-1981 Moulded sections e.g. stem of comport, a later development for Ruskin Pottery(23/05/2008)
Object history
Originally from the collection of Robert J. Ferneyhough.
Production
West Smethwick, near Birmingham. Moulded sections e.g. stem of comport, a later development for Ruskin Pottery.
Bibliographic references
  • Bennett, Ian. Ruskin Pottery. Haslam & Whiteway, 1981.
  • Atterbury, Paul and Paul Henson. Ruskin Pottery. Baxendale Press, 1993.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.83-1981

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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