Vase
1958 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Heber Mathews studied pottery under William Staite Murray at the Royal College of Art in London during the late 1920s. Following Mathews's death in 1959, Staite Murray wrote that he had been one of the 'few students who sensed the inner meaning of potting', someone who saw that pots, 'when infused with vitality could be an articulating art'.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, combed lines under a pale oatmeal glaze |
| Brief description | Stoneware vase, Heber Mathews, 1958. |
| Physical description | Vase composed of a large, deep bowl on a cylindrical foot, glazed in pale oatmeal with incised lines on the upper part. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | |
| Object history | Acquisition details: Craft Centre of Great Britain, London RF number: 59/2671 |
| Summary | Heber Mathews studied pottery under William Staite Murray at the Royal College of Art in London during the late 1920s. Following Mathews's death in 1959, Staite Murray wrote that he had been one of the 'few students who sensed the inner meaning of potting', someone who saw that pots, 'when infused with vitality could be an articulating art'. |
| 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.263-1959 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | January 14, 2000 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
