Bowl: C.8-2020

Maker(s)

Designer: Cooper, Susie
Decorator: Susie Cooper Pottery
Maker: Wood & Sons Ltd

Entities

• Bowl

Categories

• Earthenware
• Art Pottery

Description

Earthenware, moulded, carved and glazed jade green.

Earthenware, moulded, carved and glazed jade green.

Bowl with wide flat base and flared, slightly concave sides. On the outside, three carved designs depicting a squirrel, one a reversed version of another, the third different. On the inside, three incised lines around the bowl near the rim, visible throwing lines on the base. Slightly mottled jade green matt glaze. Underside flat and glazed within foot rim.

Notes

History note: Formerly in the collection of Susie Cooper; bequeathed to her son, Timothy Barker, who gave it to the Museum.

Legal notes

Given by Timothy Barker, son of Susie Cooper and Cecil Barker

Place(s) associated

• Burslem ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2020-04-27) by Barker, Timothy

Dating

Circa 1932 - 1933

Note

Susie Cooper introduced a range of hand-carved, matt glazed ‘studio’ pottery in the early 1930s. Bowls and jugs were thrown to her specification, the design was ‘pounced’ onto the surface then carved with a sharp tool. Later pieces were slip cast, then the design sharpened by hand. ‘Squirrel’ pattern (E/345) and other incised matt glazed wares were displayed at the British Industries Fair in January 1932 and an article that year notes their popularity.