On display

Vase

1954-1957 (designed (shape)), 1954-1957 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tall vase of white earthenware, model no. 724, and narrowing to a high waist before widening to an asymmetrical rim, and it is slip cast with a 'Black Panther' solid black glaze over the exterior.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
White earthenware, and slip cast with black glaze
Brief description
Tall vase of white earthenware, model no. 724, and narrowing to a high waist before widening to an asymmetrical rim, and slip cast with a black glaze on the exterior, shape designed by Alfred Read and Guy Sydenham 1954-1957, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca. 1954-1957.
Physical description
Tall vase of white earthenware, model no. 724, and narrowing to a high waist before widening to an asymmetrical rim, and it is slip cast with a 'Black Panther' solid black glaze over the exterior.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.4cm
  • Width: 15.9cm
  • Depth: 13.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'253' (Paper label)
Gallery label
(1997)
253
Object history
The shape is one of the 'free form' range of shapes.
Bibliographic references
  • Hayward, Leslie and Atterbury, Paul, eds. Poole Pottery. Somerset, 1995, pp.99, 100, 106-7.
  • Poole in the 1950s, London : Richard Dennis Gallery, 1997
Collection
Accession number
C.154-1997

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Record createdMay 15, 1998
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