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Loops

Platter
2021 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Low, oval platter with straight, angled sides. At one end a loop handle, at the other an indented handle. Linear decoration in brown and black on a buff ground.

Object details

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Object type
TitleLoops (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
High-fired earthenware, hand-built, with poured and painted slips and glazes
Brief description
Platter, 'Loops', earthenware, Alison Britton, London, 2021
Physical description
Low, oval platter with straight, angled sides. At one end a loop handle, at the other an indented handle. Linear decoration in brown and black on a buff ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5cm (Note: At highest point on circumference)
  • Length: 46.0cm
  • Width: 35cm (approx)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Alison Britton / 2021', incised, on underside
  • 'COULD / HANG ?', inscribed in pen on paper label
  • 'AB / Loops / 2022', inscribed in pen on paper label
Credit line
Given by an anonymous donor
Object history
Shown in the exhibition 'Alison Britton: Plattering', Corvi-Mora, London, 2 March - 22 April 2023.
Collection
Accession number
C.56-2023

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Record createdJuly 10, 2023
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