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Standard Ware

Ashtray
1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware ashtray, with tenmoku glaze and incised decoration. Decoration: bear and mountains.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStandard Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, with tenmoku glaze and incised decoration
Brief description
Stoneware ashtray, glazed and incised, made by Bernard, Leach, Leach Pottery, St. Ives, 1949.
Physical description
Stoneware ashtray, with tenmoku glaze and incised decoration. Decoration: bear and mountains.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 11.00cm
  • Height: 2.50cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SI' in monogram, impressed
Object history
Acquisition details: see Circ.170-1950. Price: 50p
Subjects depicted
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.177-1950

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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