'Show girl' figure, glazed stoneware, hand-cut with impressed decoration, designed and made by William John Clappison at Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., England, 1966.

Buff stoneware figure, flat, to hang as a pendant decoration, in 4 parts strung together, face and ear/headdress, body and two legs. Decorated with impressed patterns in diamonds, lines and stars to represent in minimal, stylised form, a female dancer with 'bunny ears' headdress, naked body and black fish-net tights; the headdress and panty section of the tights in green and dark blue glazes.

Given by John Clappison

This and the accompanying two figures [C.276, 277-1986] were made by John Clappison for his own amusement. They were not production line design, but were among a number of such decorative works, some of which were made as commissions or for special exhibitions.

Part of 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.

C.275-1986