Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Owl

Woodrow, Sophie (Potter)

Figure, zoomorphic, soft-paste porcelain with clear glaze, the head in the form of an owl, the body simple and oval in form, standing on four squat feet; applied stylised feather forms to the shoulders and around the body, the entire body is pierced with small circular piercings in an asymmetric manner, the head and neck has applied overlapping scale-like feathers, the eyes are pierced.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 39546

Creation/Production

Trained at Falmouth School of Art, graduating with a BA Studio Ceramics in 2011.
Role: Production
Role: Potter
Place: Bristol, England
Period: 2014

Acquisition

Purchase - ass. of DWT, 11/4/2014

Measurements

Height (cm): 17.3
Height (in): 6
Width (cm): 7.7
Width (in): 3
Depth (cm): 6.9
Depth (in): 2

Techniques

Hand-built
Forming
Applied Art
Modelled
Forming
Applied Art
Applied
Decoration
Applied Art
Pierced
Decoration
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Soft-paste porcelain

Location

On Display

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