Classic Doric
Vase
1962 (designed), 1962 (made)
1962 (designed), 1962 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
White earthenware vase, flared, grooved cylindrical with small foot rim. The vertical grooves with a turquoise glaze, the upper surface, foot rim and interior left white.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Classic Doric (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware with 'colour inlay' decoration |
| Brief description | 'Classic Doric' vase, glazed earthenware with turquoise slip 'colour inlay' decoration, designed by Alan Compton Luckham, decorated by Michael Walker, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., England, 1962. |
| Physical description | White earthenware vase, flared, grooved cylindrical with small foot rim. The vertical grooves with a turquoise glaze, the upper surface, foot rim and interior left white. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HORNSEA POTTERY REGD MADE IN ENGLAND' and a horn and two waves (Printed in black) |
| Credit line | Given by John Clappison and the makers |
| Production | Attribution note: 'Colour inlay' - in which the whole surface was coloured and then the upper surfaces wiped clean. The technique was claimed as a Hornsea innovation. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.259-1986 |
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| Record created | October 22, 2008 |
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