Avarice
Sculpture
1993 (made)
1993 (made)
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Modelled earthenware sculpture with lustre glaze, crushed vessel with frog at mouth. The outside of the vessel is covered with a dark grey-black glaze, while the inside is a lustruous green-blue glaze. The frog has an open mouth bearing teeth and is covered in a lustruous purple-blue glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, modelled, with lustre glaze |
| Brief description | 'Avarice' sculpture, modelled earthenware with lustre glaze, crushed vessel with frog at mouth, by Janice Tchalenko, England, 1993 |
| Physical description | Modelled earthenware sculpture with lustre glaze, crushed vessel with frog at mouth. The outside of the vessel is covered with a dark grey-black glaze, while the inside is a lustruous green-blue glaze. The frog has an open mouth bearing teeth and is covered in a lustruous purple-blue glaze. |
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| Object history | E.364 to 370-1993 were shown in the exhibition 'Seven Deadly Sins' at the V&A, 1993. |
| Production | The Seven Deadly Sins were produced by Janice Tchalenko in collaboration with Roger Law and Pablo Bach of the Spitting Image workshop, who undertook the direct modelling of the works. |
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| Accession number | C.370-1993 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2008 |
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