Potter: Rie, Lucie
Long necked porcelain bottle, with wide rim. Matt white with spiral in brown and green.
History note: Bought by Shakeshaft from Henry Rothschild's 'Ceramic Form' exhibition at Kettle's Yard. 1st June 1975
Bequeathed by John Shakeshaft
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2016) by Shakeshaft, John, Dr
20th Century
After
1940
CE
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Before
1975-06
CE
Label text from the exhibition ‘Things of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery’ on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 20 March until 17 June 2018: Lucie Rie developed her iconic swooping bottle forms in the 1960s, making them in stoneware with a white glaze, or using two coloured stoneware clays to achieve a blended, swirling effect. Each section of the tall bottles was thrown separately and then joined to the next using a difficult, spiral-throwing technique. These pots proved very popular and Rie admitted, ‘the spirals have been good to me’. She also noted of the bottle from the Victoria and Albert Museum that ‘the pink comes from the chemist’, meaning that she bought in a pre-prepared glaze.
Accession number: C.535-2016
Primary reference Number: 208192
Sale catalogue photo number: K78
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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