Small fish bon bon
Dish
1954 (designed), ca. 1954 (made)
1954 (designed), ca. 1954 (made)
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| Place of origin |
White earthenware dish, cast flat fish-shaped with dished body, at the centre with combed slip decoration in black, blue and white.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Small fish bon bon (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with combed slip decoration |
| Brief description | 'Small fish bon bon' dish, earthenware with combed slip decoration, shape designed by Caesar Philip Clappison, decoration by Colin Bentley Rawson, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., England, ca. 1954. |
| Physical description | White earthenware dish, cast flat fish-shaped with dished body, at the centre with combed slip decoration in black, blue and white. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HORNSEA 319' (Impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by John Clappison and the makers |
| Object history | This dish is part of the gifts, consisting 44 objects, arranged privately by John Clappison, chief staff designer at Hornsea. The selection was made by John Mallet and Jennifer Opie, most of the ceramics then being housed in John Clappison’s garage and cellar, the remainder under his care at the Pottery. In 1986 the Pottery was in some difficulties and Mr. Clappison was then alone in seeing the need to save these examples of the factory’s production. The titles given are those used in-house by the factory. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Scarborough, Art Gallery. Style for the mass market, an exhibition of Hornsea Pottery 1945 to the present day. 1985. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.245-1986 |
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| Record created | October 22, 2008 |
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