Current Location: In storage
Titles
A Study in Persuasion
Maker(s)
Potter:
Blackman, Audrey
Entities
Categories
Description
Hand-formed group of an elderly don and his gardener, hand-formed and painted in grey and pink slips
Earthenware, hand-formed (rolled pottery technique) painted with grey and pink slips. An elderly don, wearing a suit and academic gown, stands with his right hand in hispocket, addressing a gardener, who is obstinately resisting persuasion. The gardener wears a cloth cap, a shirt and tie, trousers, and a check waistcoat. He rests his hands on the top of a besom. The rectangular base has canted corners, and is decorated with painted leaves.
Notes
History note: The potter
Legal notes
Given by Dr Peter Blackman
Measurements and weight
Height: 23 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1979-10-14)
by
Blackman, Peter, Dr
Dating
20th Century, third quarter#
Elizabeth II
Production date:
AD 1958
: dated
Note
The figures represent Mrs Blackman's husband when he was keeper of the Groves of St John's College Oxford, and the Head Gardener of St John's.
School or Style
Studio Ceramics
Contemporary Craft
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
slip
( grey and pink)
Base
Length 15.4 cm
Width 9 cm
Deocration
Materials used in production
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Hand-forming
: Earthenware, hand-formed, and decorated with grey and pink slips
Inscription or legends present
- Text: A Blackman.Op. 17.1958
- Method of creation: Painted in white slip
- Type: Signature
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.14-1979
Primary reference Number: 71971
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
