Potter: Rie, Lucie
Small footed porcelain bowl. Covered in a black/bronze matt glaze, and decorated with brick red and dull gold rings in the well.
History note: Bought by Shakeshaft from Christie's auction, No. AND-8365, Lot 115. 28th April 1999
Bequeathed by John Shakeshaft
Height: 7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2016) by Shakeshaft, John, Dr
20th Century
Production date:
AD 1974
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 is better known for her white and coloured pots, but she did make a number of very dark pieces using a manganese glaze. Rie regarded this dark palette as one of her finest accomplishments; she shared some of her glaze recipes with other potters, but refused to divulge this gold-bronze effect as it had taken her years to achieve. A group of later dark works came from a firing in May 1981 in which, inexplicably, most of the pots came out of the kiln an all-over black. Rie could not understand why this had happened, but in retrospect, saw the black pots as an omen of Hans Coper’s death in June of that year.
At Widest Point
Diameter 13.5 cm
At Base
Diameter 5 cm
Accession number: C.538-2016
Primary reference Number: 208195
Sale catalogue photo number: K311
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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