Bottle

1963 (designed), 1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware bottle, hand thrown, cylindrical form, sharply angled in to a thin neck and wide rim. Decorated with a series of repeated stars impressed on the body, and covered with a flowing mottled green/brown/purple/blue glaze.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with impressed decoration
Brief description
Bottle, glazed stoneware with impressed decoration, designed by William John Clappison, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., England, 1963.
Physical description
Stoneware bottle, hand thrown, cylindrical form, sharply angled in to a thin neck and wide rim. Decorated with a series of repeated stars impressed on the body, and covered with a flowing mottled green/brown/purple/blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 6.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HORNSEA' (Impressed)
  • 'WJC' in monogram (Incised)
Credit line
Given by John Clappison and the makers
Object history
This bottle 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.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.261-1986

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Record createdOctober 22, 2008
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