Sculptural form: C.21-2006

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sculptural form

Maker(s)

Potter: Kühn, Beate

Entities

Categories

Stoneware

Description

Stoneware, hand-built

Notes

History note: Henry Rothschild, by whom lent to the Shipley Art Gallery, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 4JB

Legal notes

Given by Henry Rothschild

Measurements and weight

Height: 18 cm
Width: 19.7 cm

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Place(s) associated

Büdingen-Düdelsheim ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2006-07-17) by Rothschild, Henry

Dating

Late 20th Century
Circa 1970 CE - Circa 1980 CE

School or Style

Studio Ceramics

Materials used in production

several shades of brown Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Hand-building : Stoneware, hand-built, and glazed
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular paper label

Text: 318
Location: On base
Method of creation: Printed in white reserved in a black ground
Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Deutsch Keramik 1971 page(s): 108-10
Deutsche Keramik 1950-1980, Sammlung Dr. Vehring page(s): 113-19
Obituary. Henry Rothschild, Leading figure in contemporary British crafts and design
Obituaries. Henry Rothschild: gallery owner

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.21-2006
Primary reference Number: 131302
Old object number: 1995.138
Entry form number: 819
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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