Fluted vase
Factory:
Wedgwood
Designer:
Wilson, Norman
Red earthenware, thrown and fluted, partly slip coated and glazed inside and out.
Vase, semi ovoid shape with flattened shoulder and narrow, slightly flared neck. Parallel flutings run from the base to just before the neck, which bears a band of small relief dots. The outside is coated with off-white slip, rubbed off to expose the red clay on the edges of the flutings and the neck dots, and clear glazed. The interior is fully glazed in blue-black. The underside has a foot-rim, within which it is slightly concave, slip coated and glazed.
History note: Unknown before Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew's, Fife. On loan since 2006.
Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 14 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
20th Century, third quarter#
Elizabeth II
Circa
1960
CE
-
Probably
1963
CE
Norman Wilson (1902-85) learned his trade working in his father’s china works while studying at North Staffordshire technical College, where he won a silver medal and, later, lectured. He joined Wedgwood as Works Manager in 1927, and became joint Managing Director a few years before his retirement in 1963. His main contribution was in the technical modernisation of the factory, but he also created a number of decorative glazes (including the matt glazes used by Keith Murray and John Skeaping) and contributed to the design of successful tableware series.
Wilson was inspired by Chinese ceramics, particularly those of the Sung Dynasty potters (960-1279 AD) which favour elegant shapes and rich glazes. His ‘Unique Wares’ feature a wide variety of forms and experimental glazes, sometimes using several glazes on a single pot. His interest seems to have been mainly in design and chemistry and the finished vase or bowl was often thrown and glazed by others. This shape is number 5101, which suggests a late date.
Decoration composed of slip ( off white) glaze
Throwing : Earthenware, thrown, slip coated and glazed
Inscription present: 'Wedgwood' printed, remainder inscribed; label partly torn away
Accession number: C.120-2015
Primary reference Number: 205004
Batchelor number: none
Entry form number: 648
Old object number: AAL.120-2006
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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