Wear Tear Solution with Extra Grip (P197)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Paul Astbury
Title
Wear Tear Solution with Extra Grip
Made in
London
Date
1974-75
Description
Set of two porcelain forms with frosted white glaze and coloured stains, with a raised dot 'Lego-style' surface pattern.
Materials and techniques
Oxidised porcelain with frosted white glaze and added stains; blue, brown, grey and off-white. Press moulded and fired to 1260 deg C. Moulds taken from plastic lego, plastic door furniture and textures from carpet tiles etc.
Dimensions
height: 5.8cm
length: 19cm
width: 7cm
height: 7.4cm
length: 19cm
width: 7cm
Object number
P197
Category
References
Gareth Clark - Shards: Slide Collection of Ceramics. (1976)
Maker's statement
Synthetic texture period.