Teapot
July 1999 (made)
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The teapot was made on-stage during a performance by entertainer Johnny Vegas at the Ceramic Millennium conference in Amsterdam, 1999. It was thrown and assembled by Vegas in under 60 seconds as part of a challenge he set to potters Peter Starkey and Morgen Hall. The teapot was subsequently fired by Babs Haenen.
The teapot is often regarded as the most challenging of ceramic forms. Made up of several functional parts; body, spout, handle, lid and internal strainer, the teapot can be complicated to perfect if it is to be practical as well as aesthetic. Teapots can be hand-made by throwing or modelling each component part and then joining the parts together, as is common in studio ceramic practice. It is also possible to use moulding techniques, often employed by industry. Usually a combination of these methods is used to produce a particular shape or design.
The teapot is often regarded as the most challenging of ceramic forms. Made up of several functional parts; body, spout, handle, lid and internal strainer, the teapot can be complicated to perfect if it is to be practical as well as aesthetic. Teapots can be hand-made by throwing or modelling each component part and then joining the parts together, as is common in studio ceramic practice. It is also possible to use moulding techniques, often employed by industry. Usually a combination of these methods is used to produce a particular shape or design.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Unglazed earthenware assembled from thrown sections |
| Brief description | Earthenware teapot made by Johnny Vegas, 1999 |
| Physical description | Roughly formed unglazed earthenware teapot. The pot has been assembled from thrown sections. The lid has been fired attached to the body, and is inseparable. Unmarked. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | None |
| Credit line | Given by Johnny Vegas |
| Object history | The teapot was made on-stage during a performance by entertainer Johnny Vegas at the Ceramic Millennium conference in Amsterdam, 1999. It was thrown and assembled by Vegas in under 60 seconds as part of a challenge he set to potters Peter Starkey and Morgen Hall. The teapot was subsequently fired by Babs Haenen. |
| Production | Fired by Babs Haenen |
| Summary | The teapot was made on-stage during a performance by entertainer Johnny Vegas at the Ceramic Millennium conference in Amsterdam, 1999. It was thrown and assembled by Vegas in under 60 seconds as part of a challenge he set to potters Peter Starkey and Morgen Hall. The teapot was subsequently fired by Babs Haenen. The teapot is often regarded as the most challenging of ceramic forms. Made up of several functional parts; body, spout, handle, lid and internal strainer, the teapot can be complicated to perfect if it is to be practical as well as aesthetic. Teapots can be hand-made by throwing or modelling each component part and then joining the parts together, as is common in studio ceramic practice. It is also possible to use moulding techniques, often employed by industry. Usually a combination of these methods is used to produce a particular shape or design. |
| Bibliographic reference | See Ceramics Collection Object Information File |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2-2000 |
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| Record created | April 11, 2000 |
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