Covered Bowl
1947-1948 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This covered bowl was made by Michael Cardew at the Volta Pottery in Vumë Dugamé, Ghana (then the Gold Coast). Vumë was Cardew's second venture in Africa, having worked at Achimota and Alajo, both in Ghana, during the Second World War. Learning of a potential site for a pottery workshop at Vumë, Cardew decided to stay on in Africa after the war, determined to overcome the problems he had experienced at Alajo. The Volta Pottery was, however, blighted by technical problems, and Cardew experienced a number of disastrous firing from which little succesful work resulted.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, with painted decoration in iron in a deep blue-grey glaze |
| Brief description | Stoneware covered bowl, Michael Cardew at Volta Pottery, Ghana, 1947-1948. |
| Physical description | Lidded bowl painted with fish in iron under a dark glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MC'in monogram, seal of the Volta pottery, impressed & 'MC'paint
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| Object history | Acquisition details: the potter RF number: 50/671 |
| Production | Pottery: Volta pottery, Vume, Ghana, Africa |
| Summary | This covered bowl was made by Michael Cardew at the Volta Pottery in Vumë Dugamé, Ghana (then the Gold Coast). Vumë was Cardew's second venture in Africa, having worked at Achimota and Alajo, both in Ghana, during the Second World War. Learning of a potential site for a pottery workshop at Vumë, Cardew decided to stay on in Africa after the war, determined to overcome the problems he had experienced at Alajo. The Volta Pottery was, however, blighted by technical problems, and Cardew experienced a number of disastrous firing from which little succesful work resulted. |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.33&A-1950 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2000 |
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