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Can: C.38 & A-1985

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Keeler, Walter

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Description

Salt-glazed stoneware, shaded from greyish-brown to greyish-blue, freckled finely on the body and cover and coarsely on the shoulder, handle, and spout. Of 'oil can' form.

Notes

History note: Primavera (Cambridge) Ltd., King's Parade, Cambridge

Legal notes

Purchased with the Zoƫ Hadwen Fund and a grant from Eastern Arts Association

Measurements and weight

Height: 22.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Penalt ⪼ Monmouth ⪼ Wales

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-12-09) by Primavera Ltd

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Elizabeth II
Production date: AD 1985

Note

Walter Keeler began to make teapots or cans of this shape in 1981

School or Style

Studio Ceramics
Contemporary Craft

Components of the work

Whole With Spout Length 23.5 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Salt-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.38 & A-1985
Primary reference Number: 74727
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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

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