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Pichet gothique aux femmes
PICASSO, Pablo
(Pottery)
Madoura Pottery
(Pottery)
Jug ('Gothic pitcher') of waisted baluster form, buff-white terracotta, flat base, inturned rim pinched to form a spout, applied strap handle; decorated round the exterior with a frieze of three similar women with incised outlines, their long hair painted in iron red, their arms in dark blue crossed in front of their chests, their flesh painted in grey-green, each wearing a dress or cloak in white with blue specks, green foliage between the figures, on the rim and the handle, unglazed inside with splashes of creamy-white glaze and green pigment.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39000
Creation/Production
Role: Production
Role: Decorator
Role: Production
Role: Pottery
Place: Vallauris, France
Period: 1948
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of DWT, 1/3/2008
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust
Measurements
Height
(cm): 32
l(cm) handle to lip:32
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 21.5
Height
(in): 12
Width
(in): 12
Depth
(in): 8
Techniques
Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Manipulated
Forming
Applied Art
Incised
Decoration
Applied Art
Painted
Decoration
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Terracotta
Location
Front Hall, South Balcony : Case H
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