Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Pot, coffee and cover
Queensberry, David (Marquis of Queensberry) (David Queensberry was Professor of Ceramics at the Royal College of Art, London. He is a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art and a Doctor of the University of Staffordshire.)
Coffee pot and cover, earthenware, clear glaze, 'Fine' shape, slightly inset base with gently bevelled edge to foot, cylindrical body with concave neck tapering from shoulder, simple strap handle and long, gently curving spout, the cover slightly domed with flattened knop; decorated on the body, beneath the shoulder with the 'Queensberry' pattern, which comprises transfer printed vertical stripes of varying widths, excecuted with a sketchy, 'bark-like' or crayon effect, in ochre, black and grey, the upper face of the knop is printed in ochre.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39363
Creation/Production
Midwinter Ltd, W.R.
Queensberry, David (Marquis of Queensberry)
Midwinter, Roy
Date: 1962-1978 –
Acquisition
Gift, 13/12/2011
Given by Les Higgins
Measurements
Height
(cm): 20.5
Height
(in): 8
l(cm) handle to spout:21.6
l(cm)
l(in) handle to spout:8 1/2
l(in)
Depth
(cm): 9.9
Depth
(in): 3
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
Location
In store
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